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The primary hazard that will affect most Floridians is still likely to be heavy rain and flooding, and it is still too soon to determine specifics on any wind or surge impacts for coastal areas along the Gulf Coast.
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Tropical Storm Fred has weakened to a tropical depression while sweeping over the Dominican Republic and dumping heavy rains that forecasters warn could cause dangerous flooding and mudslides there and in neighboring Haiti.
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The National Hurricane Center (NHC) says satellite and radar data indicates PTC 6 is producing winds of tropical storm strength. However, hurricane hunters have not been able to find a closed low-level center of circulation.