FLORIDA, United States--Ten days before the official start of the 2019 Hurricane Season, a subtropical storm formed in the Atlantic but as expected, it degenerated the next day.
Subtropical Storm Andrea came to life over the Western Atlantic, about 335 miles southwest of Bermuda, on Monday evening.
Its maximum sustained winds remained at about 40 miles per hour (mph) until late Tuesday morning when the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, said in an 11:00am advisory that they had decreased to 35mph.
Andrea became a subtropical depression on Tuesday afternoon, when the NHC said, “Continued weakening is forecast, and Andrea is expected to degenerate into a remnant low by this evening.” Indeed by the 5:00pm advisory on Tuesday it had done exactly that.
At 11:00am on Tuesday, Andrea was about 280 miles west-southwest of Bermuda and moving Northward at 8mph, with a turn toward the northeast and east expected Tuesday night.
There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect, but the NHC advised that interests in Bermuda should still monitor the progress of the system.
This is the fifth consecutive year with a named storm in the Atlantic before the official start of the season. ~ Caribbean360 ~
The next tropical storm that develops in the Atlantic will be called Barry. ~ Caribbean360 ~
