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Danielle weakens to a post-tropical cyclone

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The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Danielle weakened into a post-tropical cyclone on Thursday.

Danielle is currently 715 miles north-northwest of the Azores with maximum sustained winds of 65 miles an hour.

According to the NHC, Danielle is currently moving toward the north-northeast at 14 miles an hour. A slow counterclockwise turn is forecast Thursday and Friday, followed by a motion toward the southeast over the weekend, the NHC said.

Danielle is forecast to remain a large post-tropical cyclone over the north Atlantic for the next several days, even as its peak winds slowly decrease.

Danielle is the fourth named system of this hurricane season but the first hurricane. It's not forecast to impact the U.S.

HURRICANE RESOURCES

This year's hurricane season has been surprisingly quiet so far. The last time the state didn't see a named storm in the month of August was 1997.

Still, experts said Floridians need to stay prepared as we're now at the peak of the season.