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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Hurricane Jimena weakens to Category 2 storm

MIAMI – Hurricane Jimena has weakened to a Category 2 storm as it bears down on Mexico's Baja California peninsula.

According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Jimena's maximum sustained winds decreased early Wednesday to near 110 mph (175 kph). And the hurricane is expected to continue weakening gradually before making landfall.

The change in status comes a day after Hurricane Jimena brushed passed the resort towns at the southern tip of the Baja California, lashing them with driving rain and winds.

Jimena is centered about 95 miles (155 kilometers) west-southwest of La Paz and about 110 miles (175 kilometers) south-southeast of Cabo San Lazaro.

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