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Gil becomes a tropical storm in the eastern Pacific with no threat to land expected

Gil becomes a tropical storm in the eastern Pacific with no threat to land expected

Toronto Star2 days ago
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Gil weakened into a tropical storm in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday and was not forecast to threaten land.
The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm's maximum sustained winds dropped to 70 mph (110 kph).
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