Tropical Storm Tony intensifies in the Atlantic and heads ENE MIAMI, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Tony gathered strength in the mid-Atlantic Wednesday as it headed east from the Azores. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Tony was 1,245 miles west-southwest of the Azores, moving east-northeast at 21 mph in its 11 a.m. Tony, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, was expected to remain on its forecast path and increase in forward speed during the next 48 hours as it intensifies, forecasters said. Tropical storm winds extended out 70 miles from the center.