UPDATED! HURRICANE ALEX!! Deserves an Oscar for Best Out of Season Presentation. Strengthening.

Updated as of 10 AM.

HURRICANE ALEX SPINNING IN ATLANTIC

85 MPH

.ALEX BECOMES A HURRICANE... ...HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR THE AZORES...

BIG NEWS.

Hurricane History happening in real time...

Keep reading... note how everyone knew this was a hurricane and why.

Beautiful and far away Alex looking strong this morning.

Looks like a hurricane to me...

Hurricane debate going on. Expecting upgrade. 

Incredible loop below showing how he formed....

....close in really.

Hard to explain it but this continues the "close in" formation of 2015.

The breeding ground for this Azores storm was off the coast of South Florida.

Bahama Mama that traveled far to finally get a name.

Evolution of a Rule Breaker named Subtropical Storm Alex.

Note Alex beginning to look a lot like a Hurricane up close.

Again look Stage Right to find our storm.

Up close and personal.

Will update later this morning in real time.

As soon as the NHC updates their advisories.

Upset there is no watches or warnings up for Azores.

Yes hurricanes rarely ever happen .. in January.

But weather is fluid and evolves in real time.

Climo is climo.... but weather is today.

Today this is really a hurricane.

5 AM advisory has it at 70 MPH.

70 MPH subtropical storms do not have a well defined eye.

Lastly for the debates who deny there were other January storms...

Phil knows tropical weather. You can take this to the bank.

So is it a hurricane? 

You tell me...

Be back soon.. Besos  BobbiStorm