Ophelia a dangerous Category 3 hurricane
MIAMI - October 2, 2011
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said at 8 a.m. EDT Sunday
that Ophelia's top sustained winds remained about 125 mph (205 kph)
and the storm was moving north-northeast at 30 mph (48 kph).
Ophelia was centered about 760 miles (1,220 kilometers)
southwest of Cape Race, Newfoundland, and a tropical storm watch
was in effect for Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula. The center says
Ophelia is expected to weaken steadily but still be near hurricane
strength when it passes close to the peninsula Monday.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Philippe was turning more westward far
out over the central Atlantic away from land.
