Tropical Storm Fred Weakens
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FROM THE DOPPLER 10 FORECAST CENTER: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY FOR MILLS, HAMILTON, BOSQUE, HILL, NAVARRO, FREESTONE, LAMPASAS, CORYELL, BELL, MCLENNAN, FALLS, LIMESTONE, LEON, MILAM AND ROBERTSON COUNTIES….WIND BUSTS BETWEEN 35 MPH AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS HIGH FIRE DANGER SUNDAY AFTERNOON WEST OF AN EASTLAND TO HAMILTON TO CAMERON LINE...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES OF LESS THAN 30 PERCENT TO CREATE A HIGH FIRE DANGER…
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Tropical Storm Fred Weakens
Tropical storm Fred was losing steam over the open Atlantic Saturday.
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MIAMI (September 12, 2009)--Tropical Storm Fred was losing steam Saturday in the middle of the Atlantic and will likely weaken to a remnant sometime later in the day, forecasters said.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Fred's maximum sustained winds had dropped to near 40 miles per hour.

The storm was nearly stationary, but forecasters said it could start moving to the north or northwest later in the day.

Fred was centered about 650 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands Saturday.