NEWS RELEASE

Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

*** ...OPHELIA STILL A HURRICANE BUT EXPECTED TO BECOME A POWERFUL POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE TONIGHT..... ***

At 4:00 p.m. the center of Hurricane Ophelia was located near latitude 44.6 North, longitude 13.3 West or 810 km south southwest of Mizen Head, Ireland. Ophelia is moving toward the north-northeast near 61 km/h, and this general motion is expected to continue through Monday. On the forecast track, the center of Ophelia will cross over Ireland on Monday, however strong winds and rain will extend far from the center.

Maximum sustained winds are near 140 km/h with higher gusts. Ophelia is expected to be a hurricane-force post-tropical cyclone when it nears the coast of Ireland on Monday.
Hurricane Ophelia is not a threat to Jamaica.

The Meteorological Service will continue to monitor this system.

JCS