Ireland set to be impacted by a 'historic hurricane' in shape of Pablo, says forecasters
Storm Pablo declared hurricane by official forecasters at National Hurricane Center in USA
Tropical Storm Pablo is an historic hurricane and while it is not a strong storm and will weaken it is nevertheless historic, according to weather forecasters.
Met Éireann says the storm's remnants will impact Ireland and the National Hurricane Center in the US has categorised the event a hurricane.
Observers say it is historic because it is the farthest east ever a tropical cyclone reached hurricane strength over the Atlantic. It is also far east of any other system intensifying into a hurricane. More below tweet.
The US-based National Hurricane Centre tracks all storms that reach hurricane strength. It identified storms Ophelia and the recent Lorenzo.
On Sunday, October 27 it said: "Pablo becomes a Hurricane in the far Northeastern Atlantic".
The NHC said Hurricane Pablo is centred near 44.7N 17.2W or about 565 nautical miles northeast the Azores, moving north northeast at 22 knots. It said maximum sustained winds are near 70 kt with gusts to 85 kt.
Met Éireann expects its remnants to impact Ireland's weather with the effects to be felt in the shape of heavy rain and strong winds on Wednesday as it merges with another low-pressure system in the Atlantic.
Weather observers at Severe Weather Europe have called the storm remarkable and historic because this is the farthest east ever a tropical cyclone reached hurricane strength over the Atlantic and far east of any other system intensifying into a hurricane.