Tropical Storm Jose forms near Bermuda – NHC

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Jose formed near  Bermuda today, becoming the the 10th named storm of the  2011 Atlantic hurricane season, U.S. forecasters said.
The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said Jose  formed about 115 miles (185 km) south-southwest of Bermuda and  was moving northward. It posed no threat to the U.S. coast or  to energy interests in the Gulf of Mexico.
The storm was packing top sustained winds of 40 miles (65  km) per hour and moving north at about 16 mph (26 kph), the  hurricane center said.
It said tropical storm conditions were expected on Bermuda,  where Jose could dump up to 3 inches (8 cm) of rain but the  storm was forecast to lose strength later on Sunday after  passing near the British territory.
Jose formed as Hurricane Irene, the first hurricane of the  2011 Atlantic season, was closing in on New York City after  churning its way up the U.S. East Coast from North Carolina,  where it made landfall Saturday.