Now we have Hurricane Ophelia (love the name) in the Atlantic. Instead of heading west towards the Caribbean and the US, this one is going northeast. Projected tracks take it in between the Azores and Madeira, then northwest of Spain, and it toward what looks like a head-on collision with Ireland next Monday. By then it probably won't be a hurricane, but it will still be a significant storm.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at2.sht...e#contents
This graphic suggests that by the time it reaches Ireland its winds might not exceed 50 mph.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics...0#contents
Here's Ireland after it is struck by Ophelia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophelia_(p...roject.jpg
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at2.sht...e#contents
This graphic suggests that by the time it reaches Ireland its winds might not exceed 50 mph.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics...0#contents
Here's Ireland after it is struck by Ophelia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophelia_(p...roject.jpg