NU Online News Service, Oct. 07, 2:25 p.m. EDT

The 15th named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season has formed, but it is not expected to pose a threat to the United States or the Caribbean.

Subtropical Storm Otto is located about 230 miles northeast of Grand Turk Island and has sustained winds of 65 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The system is subtropical in nature, which means, according to modeler Risk Management Solutions (RMS), that it has some characteristics of both a tropical and an extratropical storm.

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