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Tropical Storm Lorenzo is weakening due to wind shear and dry air.
The storm is forecast to dissipate by Thursday, possibly even sooner.
Lorenzo is expected to stay far from the U.S. east coast, including North Carolina.
It is the 12th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
Lorenzo is still a tropical storm, barely, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The system is expected to dissipate by Thursday, Oct. 16.
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Wind shear and dry air are helping weaken Tropical Storm Lorenzo, and forecasters said the storm could dissipate even earlier than Thursday.
Lorenzo is the 12th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic