HOUSTON – Hurricane season may not start for about another month and a half, but the year’s first subtropical depression already formed Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean.
The system was located about 800 miles west-southwest of the Azores, a group of nine Portuguese islands in the North Atlantic. It had winds of 35 mph and was moving north-northeast at 8 mph.
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Forecasters said the depression will remain weak and be absorbed Thursday by a larger low pressure system.
The storm poses no threat to land.
Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.
Forecasters have said a near-average season is expected.
The first named storm of the year in the Atlantic will be Arlene.
Track the tropics any time by visiting the Hurricane Headquarters page of Click2Houston.com or by downloading the KPRC 2 Hurricane Tracker app on Apple or Android devices.