Hours after becoming the first major hurricane of the Atlantic season, Edouard has started to weaken.
The storm, churning in central Atlantic Ocean with no land in its path, was reclassified a Category 3 hurricane Tuesday morning. It briefly had maximum winds of 115 mph, but as of 5 p.m., the storm has weakened with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.
Category 3-5 storms are considered major hurricanes, and this is the first one of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season. It's only 425 miles east of Bermuda, but it will soon begin pulling away.
"It's a safe distance from Bermuda, but this is a powerful hurricane," Bay News 9 meteorologist Josh Linker said. "Movement is toward the north-northwest, but it is now expected to turn toward the northeast and weaken as it sort of loops down toward the southeast in the next couple of days. So Edouard will be no threat to anybody."
The storm is moving north at 15 mph, and is expected to make a turn to the northeast on Wednesday before turning east on Thursday. The storm is forecast to continue weakening over the next few days.
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