National Hurricane Center Warns Subtropical Storm Don Weakening in Mid-Atlantic

The subtropical storm Don maintains its course in the middle of the Atlantic this Saturday, but weakened and with the forecast that in the coming days it will become a remnant of low pressure, reported the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The system, which formed on Friday and is the fourth tropical storm of the current Atlantic hurricane season, presents maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (65 km/h) this afternoon and is located at 1,180 miles (1,900 km) west of the Azores islands.

It maintains its northbound movement at 9 miles per hour (15 km/h) and, according to the Miami (Florida)-based meteorological center, the subtropical storm will turn east on Sunday, with the same speed, and the Monday it will make another turn in a southeasterly direction.

Don’s winds extend up to 140 miles (220 km) from the center, but the storm does not pose a threat to coastal areas.

According to the NHC, no major changes in its intensity are expected and in the next few days Don could become a remnant of low pressure.

So far in the current Atlantic storm season, which officially began on June 1, four tropical storms have formed, including Don, and an unnamed subtropical storm appeared in January this year.

A recent update by the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at Colorado State University (CSU) forecast a total of 18 named tropical storms and 9 hurricanes for the current season, of which 4 would be major categories, an increase from their previous season. first forecast for April due to “extreme anomalous heat” recorded at the sea surface.

The average for an Atlantic hurricane season, which ends on November 30, is 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes.

Source: Elcomercio

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