and was not expected to weaken anytime soon.

But Bermuda Weather Service meteorologist Dave Forbes said while the surf around the Island would increase, it did not appear that Edouard would make landfall here.

Meanwhile forecasters in the US continued to say it was too early to tell whether the Category 4 storm would strike land or remain in the open ocean.

In Miami, computer models used by the National Hurricane Centre predicted varying courses for Edouard over the next few days.

One had Edouard brushing near the Bahamas in three days and then threatening the US mainland.

At 6 p.m. last night, Edouard was 760 nautical miles south-southeast of Bermuda at latitude 20.7 north and longitude 60.1 west. It was moving west-northwest at 13 knots.

And forecasters have begun tracking tropical depression number six which is 1,450 nautical miles southeast of the Island at latitude 14.7 north and longitude 47.2 west.

It was moving west at 12 knots with maximum sustained winds of 30 knots.