Overview

• The National Hurricane Center reports Karen has formed over the North Atlantic and is being monitored as a named cyclone.
• The center was near 46.3°N, 31.2°W and moving northeast at about 20 km/h, according to the latest advisories.
• Maximum sustained winds were around 75 km/h (45 mph) and the system has been characterized as subtropical.
• Forecasts call for a transition to a post-tropical low between Friday night and early Saturday with no expected land impacts.
• Mexico’s SMN and CONAGUA say the storm does not pose a danger to the country at this time.