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Tropical Storm Fay had weakened slightly but was reorganizing as it approached eastern Cuba moving westward from Haiti, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday.

Cuba issued hurricane watches for six provinces, and tropical storm watches remained in effect for other Caribbean islands. Officials in Florida were preparing for a possible hit from Fay within days.

Fay was barely clinging to tropical storm status Saturday afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of near 40 mph (65 km/hr) with higher gusts, forecasters said. Read full article »

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