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Hurricane Bill Calls It Quits The Associated Press Saturday, July 12, 1997 Click above to view the storm track map. MIAMI -- The first hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean this year was born Saturday but didn't remain one for long. Hurricane Bill, barely carrying winds of 75 mph, was upgraded from tropical storm status at 10 a.m. It weakened and became just another north Atlantic storm 13 hours later. The National Hurricane Center in suburban Miami downgraded the storm late Saturday after it lost its tropical characteristics over colder north Atlantic waters. Winds were still at about 70 mph at 11 p.m. EDT but forecasters said the storm was expected to continue weakening. Bill's remains poses no threat to the United States but could bring gusty winds and rain to Canada's Atlantic coast, the hurricane center said. "The Canadian provinces, including Newfoundland, will experience deteriorating weather - mostly gusty winds as well as maybe some rain," hurricane specialist Miles Lawrence said Saturday. At 11 p.m. EDT, the non-tropical remains of Bill were located near 42.5 north latitude and 53.9 west longitude, or about 290 miles south of Cape Race, Newfoundland. The storm was moving to the northeast at about 33 mph and was expected to continue moving in that direction through early Sunday. © Copyright 1997 The Associated Press Back to the Top

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