Subtropical Storm Don — interesting, but not important

  • The GFS model of the Atlantic ocean shows Subtropical Storm Don spinning in the central Atlantic. It's the only significant development expected in the basin for at least the next week or so. GRAPHIC/cyclonicwx.com
    The GFS model of the Atlantic ocean shows Subtropical Storm Don spinning in the central Atlantic. It's the only significant development expected in the basin for at least the next week or so. GRAPHIC/cyclonicwx.com

Friday morning, Subtropical Storm Don formed in the Central Atlantic, per the National Hurricane Center, in the central Atlantic Ocean.

The difference between a Tropical Storm and a Subtropical would take a lot of time to discuss, so just know it's not over water traditionally warm enough for a true tropical system, and it has a large wind field, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph as of 11 a.m.

Also know this — it's not coming anywhere near Florida, or any land except for possibly the Azores, islands west of Portugal. It is expected to spin clockwise around ridges and troughs in the Atlantic for the next five days, remaining a tropical storm-strength system.

Like WKMG meterologist Tom Sorrels says about such a storm — it's "Interesting, but not important."

Other than that, there's major Hurricane Calvin heading into the colder open Pacific waters, and no other expected storm development in the Atlantic 

We share this to keep our readers storm-aware through this Atlantic hurricane system.