By the
CNN Wire Staff
updated 5:16 PM EST, Wed September 21, 2011
Tropical Storm Ophelia--As of 5:00am EDT
Strength:
Tropical Storm-Wind 65 mph
Direction: West at 14 mph
Location: 13.4 N 47 W
Pressure: 994 mb
Tropical Storm Ophelia
Tropical Storm Ophelia changed little as it moved west over the Atlantic Wednesday, but posed no immediate threat to land, forecasters said.Ophelia's maximum sustained winds were shy of hurricane strength, at 60 mph, as of late afternoon Wednesday. Its strength was not expected to change much over the next 48 hours, said the Miami-based National Hurricane Center.
The storm was about 1,165 miles (1,875 kilometers) east of the Leeward Islands. It was moving west at about 16 mph (26 kph), forecasters said. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect.
Tropical storm-force winds of at least 39 mph extended outward up to about 230 miles (370 kilometers) from Ophelia's center, the Hurricane Center said.