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Rick becomes tropical storm as it nears Baja California
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Published: October 19, 2009
Updated: 10/19/2009 11:15 pm
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MIAMI - Forecasters say Hurricane Rick that once had winds up to 180 mph has weakened to a tropical storm as it approaches the southern tip of Baja California.
Meanwhile, forecasters have issued a hurricane watch for an island far south of Hawaii for Tropical Storm Neki.
Forecasters say winds from Rick have died down to 70 mph. It was once a Category 5 storm.
As of 11 p.m. EDT today, the center was about 290 miles south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Neki was about 700 miles south-southwest of Honolulu and about 670 miles east-southeast of tiny Johnston Island. It is expected to pass very close to the island as a hurricane by Wednesday.
Maximum winds were at about 40 mph.
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