Cristobal remains a Category 1 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean.

The third named storm of the season formed Sunday morning as it moved over the Bahamas.

The storm is expected to pass well northwest of Bermuda Wednesday.

Two cruise ships that were scheduled to stop in Bermuda have been 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 expected to pass well to the northwest of Bermuda tomorrow morning.

Watches and Warnings

Changes with this advisory:

None

Summary of watches and warnings in effect:

A tropical storm watch is in effect for the following areas:

* Bermuda

A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, in this case in the next 12 to 24 hours.

Discussion and 48-hour outlook

At 11 p.m., the center of Hurricane Cristobal was located near latitude 34.1 north, longitude 69.9 west. Cristobal is moving toward the northeast near 20 mph and this motion at a faster forward speed is expected over the next 48 hours. On the forecast track, the center of Cristobal will pass well to the northwest of Bermuda on Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph, with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next day or so. Cristobal is expected to become a powerful extratropical cyclone over the north Atlantic Friday night.

Cristobal has a large wind field. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles.

The latest minimum central pressure reported by the aircraft is 984 mb, or 29.06 inches.

Hazards affecting land

Surf: Swells generated by Cristobal are affecting Bermuda and portions of the U.S. East Coast, from North Carolina northward to Long Island, and will spread northward to southern New England tomorrow. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

Wind: Tropical storm conditions are possible on Bermuda through tonight and early Thursday.

Next advisory

Complete Advisory: 5 a.m.