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Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, thanks the public for their vigilance and preparedness

Residents are urged to stay out of the water from later today and to avoid non-essential travel tomorrow as Tropical Storm Philippe approaches

Tropical Storm Philippe has been downgraded to a tropical cyclone and is no longer deemed to be a threat to Bermuda.

Philippe could score a direct hit by 2pm on Friday. Earlier, the closest point of approach was 4pm

An upper trough should provide a buffer to keep TS Philippe a ‘safe’ distance to the east of Bermuda as it begins to migrate north

However, meteorologists are monitoring another system which is expected to become the 17th named storm of the year

Warmer oceans have already brought 14 named storms, the lower end of earlier predictions

With September the most active month of hurricane season, Philippe is one of three systems being monitored

Meteorologists are monitoring a tropical storm far to the island’s south

System is forecast to pass close to Bermuda at about 7am on Sunday

It could become a Category 4 storm before it nears the island

System is expected to become a hurricane over the weekend