She is still a tropical storm, but a strong one. She could reach minimal hurricane force later.
At 4pm, CDT, she was centered 110 miles east of Charleston and also 110 miles south of Wilmington, N. C.
Movement...a very slow 4 mph toward the NNW. (You can walk that fast)
Highest sustained winds 70 mph.
FORECAST
Latest official NHC track forecast is for Ophelia to move directly along the North Carolina Coast Wednesday. After reaching the Cape Hatteras area, she is expected to go offshore and remain in the Atlantic until passing east of SE Canada Sunday.
RAINFALL
As much as 6 to 10 inches possible over NE South Carolina and Eastern North Carolina. Isolated spinoff tornadoes also possible for those areas.
At 4pm, CDT, she was centered 110 miles east of Charleston and also 110 miles south of Wilmington, N. C.
Movement...a very slow 4 mph toward the NNW. (You can walk that fast)
Highest sustained winds 70 mph.
FORECAST
Latest official NHC track forecast is for Ophelia to move directly along the North Carolina Coast Wednesday. After reaching the Cape Hatteras area, she is expected to go offshore and remain in the Atlantic until passing east of SE Canada Sunday.
RAINFALL
As much as 6 to 10 inches possible over NE South Carolina and Eastern North Carolina. Isolated spinoff tornadoes also possible for those areas.
on September 13, 2005, 3:26 pm
HURRICANE OPHELIA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
502 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2005
DURING THE PAST HALF-HOUR...FLIGHT-LEVEL WIND DATA ALONG WITH
STEPPED-FREQUENCY MICROWAVE RADIOMETER SURFACE WIND DATA FROM A
NOAA RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATING TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA
INDICATE A SMALL AREA OF SURFACE WINDS OF AT LEAST 75 MPH WERE
LOCATED NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION...
OPHELIA HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A 75-MPH HURRICANE AS OF 5 PM EDT...
OR 2100Z.
FORECASTER STEWART
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