Tropical Storm Ophelia
Position: 12.2N 40.1W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 175 miles [280 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1006 mb ↓.
Currently about 1585 miles [2555 km] East-Southeast of the northern Leeward Islands.
This was Invest 98 that has been on the verge of doing something for a couple of days, and finally decided to make its move.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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