Strong winds are predicted for Bermuda over the coming days.

And Hurricane Tomas is considered a "potential threat" to the Island, according to the Bermuda Weather Service.

At press time, the storm's closest point of approach was early next week.

However, a cold front expected to pass over the Island on Sunday night will deliver a cloudy and windy weekend.

Hurricane Tomas was predicted to reach category two strength this morning and weaken into a tropical storm at its closest point to Bermuda roughly 250 miles south of the Island.

Meteorologist Ken Smith said: "Its closest point of approach to us is expected to be [8 a.m.] Tuesday morning. But this could change and its status could change. I wouldn't be surprised to see significant change to this forecast."