The Atlantic — Invest AL98, reloaded up, and still the season's only test

The central subtropical feature east of Bermuda has firmed into Invest AL98 at about 40 percent over 48 hours and 40 over seven days — up from 30 — drifting slowly west and perhaps turning south Friday. No land threat: a fish storm, and the one system that could end a record-late season with no hurricane yet. One media snapshot read 20 and 30, so the direction is firm and the number approximate.

3 turning points on record since Sep 13.

The loudest tropical story in Europe has no designation and the quietest one in the Atlantic just firmed — a viral medicane headline turns out to be a resurfaced 2021 article while the official event is an orange Genova Low, and meanwhile Invest AL98 moved up to about 40 and 40 with nobody watching, as the only system that could end a season with no hurricane yet.