Hurricane Ophelia picks up speed as it heads north (AP)

MIAMI ? Forecasters say a weakening Hurricane Ophelia is expected to pass near Newfoundland, Canada, early Monday.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sunday that Ophelia had weakened to a Category 1 storm with top sustained winds of about 80 mph (130 kph). The storm was moving north-northeast at 33 mph (54 kph).

Ophelia was centered about 330 miles (530 kilometers) southwest of Cape Race, Newfoundland, and a tropical storm watch was in effect for Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula. The center says Ophelia is expected to weaken steadily but still be near hurricane strength when it approaches the peninsula Monday.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Philippe was moving over the central Atlantic and is not expected to affect land.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111003/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather

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