(Weather Guru)

Wed Oct 06 2010 11:59 AM

Re: Subtropical Depression #17 Forms Northeast of Caribbean

sorry for the primitive question, but what exactly differentiates a tropical and a subtropical system (in layman's terms, please)?
thanks!

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