Cristobal hangs on to hurricane status as it moves away from Bermuda.
The third named storm of the season formed Sunday morning as it moved over the Bahamas.
Two cruise ships that were scheduled to stop in Bermuda were diverted to Port Canaveral instead because of Cristobal. The Celebrity Summit is based out of New Jersey, while the Norwegian Breakaway is based out of New York City.
The Carnival Pride is also coming to Port Canaveral as a port-of-call. It was supposed to visit Grand Turk instead.
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Hurricane Cristobal Advisory
11 p.m. — Cristobal strengthens a little more while it races toward the North Atlantic.
Watches and Warnings
Changes with this advisory:
Bermuda Weather Service has discontinued the Tropical Storm Watch for Bermuda.
Summary of watches and warnings in effect:
None.
Discussion and 48-hour outlook
At 11 p.m., the center of Hurricane Cristobal was located near latitude 40.2 north, longitude 56.6 west.
Cristobal is moving toward the east-northeast near 46 mph, and a rapid northeastward motion is expected over the next day or so. On the forecast track, the center of Cristobal will pass well south of Newfoundland tomorrow morning.
Maximum sustained winds have increase to near 85 mph with higher gusts. Cristobal is forecast to lose its tropical characteristics on Friday, but remain a powerful extratropical cyclone over the North Atlantic on Saturday.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 70 miles from the center and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 255 miles.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 970 mb or 28.65 inches.
Hazards affecting land
Surf: Swells generated by Cristobal are affecting Bermuda and the U.S. East Coast from North Carolina northward through New England. Large swells are beginning to affect portions or Southern Nova Scotia. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
Next advisory
Complete Advisory: 5 a.m.