Alberto first named tropical system for 2018
Published:Friday | May 25, 2018 | 11:10 AM
MIAMI (AP) - The first named tropical weather system of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season has formed.
The Miami-based National Hurricane Center says a disturbance moving toward the Gulf of Mexico is now Subtropical Storm Alberto.
Alberto had top sustained winds of 40 miles per hour or 65 kilometres per hour early Friday and was located 55 miles or 90 kilometers south of Cozumel, Mexico.
The storm was moving north-northeast at 6 miles per hour or 9 kilometres per hour.
The storm is expected to bring heavy rain to the Yucatan Peninsula, western Cuba, Florida and the northeastern Gulf Coast throughout the weekend.
A subtropical storm has a less defined and cooler center than a tropical storm, and its strongest winds are found farther from its centre.
Subtropical storms can develop into tropical storms, which in turn can strengthen into hurricanes.
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