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A Cayman government statement urged Grand Cayman residents to monitor the storm but said it was not likely to have serious effects on the British Caribbean territory. Also, Mexico has issued a hurricane watch Monday for the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. The U.S. hurricane center said Ernesto was centered about 180 miles (290 kilometers) east of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Nicaragua-Honduras border early Monday. It had maximum sustained winds near 50 mph (85 kph) and was moving westward at 13 mph (20 kph). Far out in the Atlantic, Florence had weakened to a tropical depression Monday with maximum sustained winds near 35 (55 kph). Additional weakening is forecast and the U.S. National Hurricane Center says Florence was expected to degenerate within the next few days. Florence was centered about 1,610 miles (2,590 kilometers) east of the Northern Leeward Islands.
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