Tropical Storm Nate weakens as it heads toward Mexico's Gulf coast; light rain, winds reported

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E. EDUARDO CASTILLO
Associated Press
9:18 a.m. CDT, September 11, 2011

VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — A weakened Tropical Storm Nate drifted Sunday toward Mexico's Gulf coast, where officials opened shelters as a precaution but said the storm was having little impact.

Meanwhile, an intensified air and sea search failed to turn up 10 oil workers who went missing Thursday, and there was no word from a dozen fishermen who disappeared aboard two shrimp boats Friday.

At 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) Sunday, Nate was centered about 70 miles (110 kilometers) north-northwest of the port city of Veracruz, in Veracruz state, and 80 miles (130 kilometers) southeast of the city of Tuxpan, said the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. Its maximum sustained winds had decreased to 45 mph (70 kph), and the storm was moving west at about 10 mph (15 kph), the center said. It was expected to make landfall about halfway between Veracruz and Tuxpan later Sunday morning.

In the city of Antigua, about 15 miles (25 kilometers) north of Veracruz, Mayor Arturo Navarrete told radio station XEU that there was light rain and very little wind. He said officials had set up six shelters but didn't know if they planned to evacuate any residents yet.

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bad news for Texans hoping for relief.

[Ruby the Liberal]

1. What happened to Maria?

Is is perhaps heading that way still?

[laundry_queen]

2. nope, going the same way as Katia. nt

[Ruby the Liberal]

3. Thats a shame.