Hurricane Philippe is the only named storm in the Atlantic basin. As of midday Thursday, the center of Philippe was about 450 miles east­-southeast of Bermuda, packing maximum sustained winds of 90 mph. The storm has slowed its forward momentum and is now moving northeast at 13 mph.

Philippe had been battling strong upper level winds for its entire life, but has managed to stay organized. Over the next day, Philippe is expected to keep moving northeast, away from any major landmass, being deflected in part by swift steering currents to the northwest of the storm.

Even though it has become a hurricane, conditions won't be favorable very long; as it moves into the northern latitudes of the Atlantic, it will once again encounter weakening.