"Ophelia" became a Category 2 hurricane in the Atlantic

"Ophelia", which does not threaten populated areas, is a category 2 hurricane intensity scale Saffir-Simpson, a maximum of 5, and is located 1,070 km south of Bermuda, the hurricane center said in its bulletin 12.00 GMT.
The tropical system, which became the fourth Thursday in cyclone of the season of hurricanes in the Atlantic, moving north-northwest with a speed of 15 kilometers per hour.
It has issued a tropical storm watch (over 48 hours system) for Bermuda.
According to a probable pattern of CNH path, the center of "Ophelia" could "happen tomorrow, Saturday, east of Bermuda."
As tropical storm "Philippe", the NHC reported maximum sustained winds maintains 75 kilometers per hour.
"Philippe" was at that time at 1,850 miles east-northeast of the Lesser Antilles and moving northwest at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour.
Is expected to experience a shift toward the west-northwest over the next 24 hours and begin to weaken by Saturday afternoon or Sunday.
In this season of hurricanes in the Atlantic basin, which began June 1 and ends on November 30, have trained 16 tropical storms and four hurricanes, including "Ophelia". Two cyclones were of great intensity.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, for its acronym in English) predicted that during the season formed between 14 and 19 storms, of which seven to ten will become hurricanes.
Of these, three to five could be major hurricanes with winds above 178 kilometers per hour.