Two tropical systems churned in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans Wednesday, UPI quoted the National Hurricane Center in Miami as saying. Tropical Storm Ophelia, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph, was about 1,245 miles east of the Leeward Islands and moving west over the tropical Atlantic at 16 mph, the center said in its 11 a.m. EDT advisory. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect. Ophelia was expected to remain on a westward path for the next 48 hours with some increase in forward speed, the center said. The storm also was expected to weaken during the next day or so. A tropical depression south of Mexico, about 245 miles south-southeast of Puerto Escondido, has strengthened and is now Tropical Storm Hilary, the center said. The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, was heading west-northwest at about 5 mph. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect. The storm could bring 2-4 inches of rain along the southern coast of Mexico from the Gulf of Tehuantepec west to near Acapulco during the next day or two, the center said.
