1.   But, as the storm weakened, some residents relaxed, let their dogs out for a run on the unusually quiet streets, and waited.

2.   Cooler water, in turn, caused the storm to weaken.

3.   Forecasters along the East Coast are concerned about the possibility on Friday of a strengthening low-pressure area while a Pacific storm weakens near the West Coast.

4.   Forecasters along the East Coast are concerned on Sunday about a strengthening low pressure area while a Pacific storm weakens as it approaches the West Coast of North America.

5.   Forecasters expected the storm to weaken further as it reached the mountains of eastern Cuba.

6.   He also said that the storm had weakened, but warned against making too much of that.

7.   Much colder air will circulate into the Great Lakes region as a large storm near Lake Huron weakens.

8.   On Saturday, this same storm will weaken slightly as it remains over the central Rockies.

9.   Once ashore, the storm quickly weakened and was downgraded to a tropical storm by Monday morning.

10.   Sometimes, a stalled tropical system can be its own enemy, promoting upwelling cool water that causes the storm to weaken.