NEWS RELEASE

Monday, October 09, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

*** OPHELIA STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE...NO THREAT TO ANY LAND AREAS... ***

At 4:00 p.m. the center of Tropical Storm Ophelia was located near latitude 31.5 North, longitude 39.6 West. Ophelia is moving toward the northeast near 6 km/h. A slow motion toward the east-northeast and east is forecast to occur later tonight, followed by a turn toward the southeast on Tuesday.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 75 km/h with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours.

Tropical Storm Ophelia is not a threat to Jamaica.

The Meteorological Service will continue to monitor this system.

JKH