31.   The U.S. Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm would further weaken as it moved over colder water.

32.   The weather service in Miami said the storm could weaken somewhat.

33.   This type of flooding will continue for the next two to three hours before the storm weakens and moves west.

34.   Forecasters predicted the storm would gradually weaken through the night as it headed toward southern Alabama.

35.   A rare dry season storm storm has weakened as it blew across the central Philippines on Sunday, weather officials said.

36.   But forecasters said the storm would likely weaken as it crossed overland and would be downgraded to a tropical storm.

37.   Though the storm weakened during the passage from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of Mexico, it regained strength when it joined up with warm Gulf waters.

38.   Though the storm weakened during the passage from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of Mexico, it regained strength when it joined up with warm gulf winds.

39.   Weather experts said the cyclonic storm would weaken gradually.

40.   Weather experts said the storm would weaken gradually.