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    October 02, 2011

Hurricane Ophelia Heads Towards Newfoundland

   VOA News
   A satellite image shows Hurricane Ophelia in the Atlantic Ocean
   September 30, 2011.
   Photo: AFP
   A satellite image shows Hurricane Ophelia in the Atlantic Ocean
   September 30, 2011.

   U.S. forecasters say Hurricane Ophelia is moving northward as a
   Category 3 hurricane and is expected to brush Newfoundland early
   Monday.
   The National Hurricane Center in Miami said in its latest bulletin
   Sunday that Ophelia had winds of 205 kilometers per hour and is
   traveling north-northeast towards Cape Race, Newfoundland in Canada.
   Although the storm is expected to weaken in the coming day, the eye is
   expected to pass near or over the Avalon Peninsula early Monday at
   near-hurricane strength.
   The Canadian Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm watch
   beginning Sunday evening. Forecasters warn that large swells created by
   Ophelia will impact the South Coast of Newfoundland, with the largest
   waves arriving near noon (local time) Monday.

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