At 11 p.m., maximum sustained winds remained at 130 mph, with higher gusts. It is a Category 4 major hurricane.
– Hurricane Fiona continues its march toward Bermuda as the strongest storm so far this Atlantic hurricane season.
The system will stay well east of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia, but swells from the hurricane will impact the beaches Thursday. The rip current threat will also be elevated through the weekend as gusty NE winds pick up and combine with lingering swells from the hurricane as it heads to the Canadian Maritimes.
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