MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Chantal is spinning slowly over far North Atlantic, moving away from North America and posing no threat to land.
The National Hurricane Center tracked the storm about 445 miles (715 kilometers) south of Cape Race, Newfoundland on Wednesday morning.
If #Chantal can survive strong upper level winds, it should stay as a tropical storm through its life cycle, making a big loop by the weekend. A worry only for the shipping lanes. pic.twitter.com/vevjHxPARS
— Phil Ferro (@PhilFerro7) August 21, 2019
The weather service says Chantal has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) and moving toward the east at near 22 mph (35 kph). Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 kilometers), mainly south of the center.
Chantal is expected to dissipate into a tropical depression in a couple of days. There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
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