Hurricane Epsilon's maximum sustained winds dropped slightly as it moved northwest over the Atlantic Ocean on a path that should sideswipe Bermuda on Thursday.
Epsilon's maximum sustained winds decreased late Thursday morning to 90 mph (150 kph), dropping it from a Category 2 storm to a Category 1 as it swirled near enough for the National
Hurricane Center to issue a tropical storm warning for the island.
The Miami-based center said Epsilon was located about 215 miles (345 kilometers) east-southeast of Bermuda and moving to the north-northwest at 8 mph (13 kph).