Subtropical Storm Don forms in the Atlantic
Subtropical Storm Don develops near Bermuda
FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is watching Subtropical Storm Don, which formed early Friday morning. He says it is out in the Atlantic, just east of Bermuda. Weber says the storm will stay over open water and will not impact the United States. Otherwise, it is quiet in the tropics.
TAMPA, Fla. - The fourth named storm of the 2023 hurricane season has formed in the Atlantic.
Subtropical Storm Don developed early Friday morning.
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As of 11 a.m., the center of the system was located near latitude 33.7 North, and longitude 47.3 West, which is in the Central Atlantic, just east of Bermuda.
It has wind speeds of 45 miles per hour and is moving north at six miles per hour.
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Don is a subtropical storm which means it doesn’t have the complete characteristics of a tropical system, but it does have a low-level center and its winds are at 50 miles per hour, so it earned a name.
Computer models show Subtropical Storm Don staying over open water.
The National Hurricane Center says it believes Subtropical Storm Don has probably reached its maximum intensity and will not get any stronger.
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says the storm will stay out in open water and will not make landfall.