Hurricane Katia weakens to a Category 1 storm
Posted: 09/07/2011
Miami, Fla. - Hurricane Katia weakened to a Category 1 storm in the Atlantic early Wednesday and was expected to pass between the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda over Wednesday night and Thursday.
The storm's maximum sustained winds decreased to 90 mph.
Additional weakening was expected Thursday.
Though Katia wasn't expected to hit land, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said large swells could affect the East Coast, Bermuda, the Greater Antilles and parts of the Bahamas over the next few days.
A tropical storm watch was in effect for Bermuda.
Early Wednesday, Katia was centered about 310 miles southwest of Bermuda and moving northwest near 10 mph.
Meanwhile, the hurricane center said a tropical depression farther out in the Atlantic was expected to become a tropical storm later in the day.
The depression had maximum sustained winds near 35 mph.
It was centered about 1,100 miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands and moving west near 20 mph.
It could pass over or near Puerto Rico by Sunday.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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