Rina weakens to tropical storm off Yucatan (AP)

MIAMI ? Rina has weakened to a tropical storm and lost its hurricane status in the Caribbean off the Yucatan coast.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Thursday that Rina's maximum sustained winds are down to 70 mph (110 kph).

The forecast track shows it near or over the northeast coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula later Thursday or early Friday before curving back out to sea.

Additional weakening is forecast in the next 48 hours..

The hurricane is centered about 90 miles (145 kilometers) south of Cozumel.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weather/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111027/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather

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