Subtropical Storm Don has formed in the central Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Don is the fourth named storm (and fifth storm overall) of the 2023 hurricane season, and is no threat to the U.S.

Don has developed a bit ahead of schedule, according to Colorado State University hurricane expert Dr. Philip Klotzbach:

According to hurricane center data the fifth storm of a year doesn’t usually form until Aug. 22.

Don isn’t expected to become a hurricane. So far there have not been any hurricanes so far in the Atlantic in 2023.

According to the National Hurricane Center, as of 10 a.m. CDT Friday, Subtropical Storm Don was located about 1,170 miles west of the Azores and was moving north-northwest at 7 mph.

Don had winds of 45 mph, down from 50 mph from earlier today.

The hurricane center expects Don to weaken slowly over the next few days and said “Don could possibly become a post-tropical cyclone or remnant low at any time.”

The hurricane center was not tracking any other disturbances in the Atlantic as of Friday morning.

There have been four named storms in 2023 in the Atlantic (Arlene, Bret, Cindy and Don), and one unnamed storm that formed in January.

The Atlantic hurricane season began June 1 and ands on Nov. 30.