Last Updated on September 18, 2020, 10:26 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Teddy remains a powerful hurricane as it moves over the central Atlantic.
Large swells are forecast to spread across much of the western Atlantic with the increasing threats posed by rip currents.
The National Hurricane Centre said at approximately 5 am AST the centre of Hurricane Teddy was located near the 21.6 north latitude and 55.4 West longitude.
The storm is moving toward in a northwest direction at near 12 miles per hour.
NHC said that this general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days, and a turn would follow it to the north by early next week.
There are no warnings or coastal watches in effect, but Bermuda has been advised to monitor Teddy’s progress vigilantly.
Maximum sustained winds are of around 130 mph with higher gusts.
Teddy stands as a category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, and the NHC said that some fluctuations in strength are expected during the next day or so.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles from the centre, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 230 miles (370 km).
Large swells generated by Teddy are affecting the Lesser Antilles and the northeastern coast of South America and should spread westward to the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, Bermuda, and the east coast of the United States by the weekend.
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