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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

Tropical storm is expected to pass to the west of the island on Monday afternoon

Bermuda Weather Service forecasts place the storm south-southwest of the island at that point

Seven Atlantic storms have been named so far this year, though most have or will dissipate

The Bermuda Weather Service forecasts unsettled weather through midweek