Omar weakens again to tropical storm far from land
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Forecasters say a weakening Omar has become a tropical storm again, far from land in the Atlantic Ocean.
The storm was once a fierce Category 3 hurricane but dropped to tropical-storm strength by Friday morning, before briefly regaining hurricane strength later in the day.
It had delivered a glancing blow to the US Virgin Islands and dumped rain on Antigua before heading out into the Atlantic. The storm was blamed for sinking or washing ashore more than 40 boats around St. Croix and causing oil spills.
Its maximum winds were 65 mph (105 kph) as of 11 p.m. EDT Friday (0300 GMT Saturday). The storm's center is about 705 miles (1,135 kilometers) east of Bermuda and moving northeast. Forecasters say it should gradually weaken as it heads farther out into energy-sapping cold waters.
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