Hurricane Dora Weakens; Atlantic Storm Bret Becomes a Depression

Dora was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast and is expected to lose strength today, U.S. meteorologists said. In the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Bret became a depression and Cindy weakened.

Dora’s top winds fell to 120 miles (193 kilometers) per hour from 140 mph late yesterday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory at 2 a.m. New York time. The hurricane, about 210 miles southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico, and heading northwest at 9 mph, is forecast to remain offshore, the agency said.