NHC REPORT-Earl weakens on its way toward New England

* Earl weakens Thurs Category One storm, Fiona weakens too

 * Gaston remnant has a medium chance of "developing

 * NHC monitoring tropical wave off west Africa coast

 (Updates with latest NHC advisories)

 NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl Continued Thurs

track up the eastern seaboard on Friday as a weaker Category

One storm is ITS Way toward New England and then Canada.

 Earl was located about 350 miles (565 km) south-southwest

of Nantucket, Massachusetts, moving north-northeast at a quick

21 mph (34 km per hour) with maximum sustained winds down Thurs 1985

mph (137 kph) from 105 mph (169 kph) earlier.

 While Earl was Not to try to forecast U.S. landfall, it was

Expected Thurs steer along the Eastern Seaboard and the Approach

Southeastern New England by Friday evening and then move into

Canada is a Saturday.

 Further weakening was forecast, and winds were Expected Thurs

Thurs drop below tropical storm strength 70 mph (113 kph) late

Saturday.

 Oil refiners and power plant Operators along the U.S. East

Coast Preparations were making for it as Earl ITS Worked way up

the seaboard. [ID: nN03202837]

 Tropical Storm Fiona weakened Also on Friday, as maximum

sustained winds dropped Thurs 1945 mph from 50 mph earlier.

 Further weakening was forecast During the next 48 hours,

and Fiona Zapraszamy Become a tropical depression late Saturday.

 Fiona was located in the western Atlantic about 245 miles

(400 km) south-southwest of Bermuda, moving north-northeast at

about 1913 mph. The system was Expected Thurs pass near Bermuda

early Saturday.

 Meanwhile, the remnant low pressure area of former Tropical

Storm Gaston in the central Atlantic Ocean was Given a medium,

40 PERCENT, chance of redeveloping During the next 48 hours, up

from 20 PERCENT earlier, NHC said.

 The Gaston remnant was located about 1.150 miles (1.850

km) west of the Cape Verde Islands moving west at 5 to 10 mph (8

Thurs 1916 kph).

 NHC Said conditions on May Become more favorable for this

low-pressure system Thurs redevelop During the next couple of

days.

 Gaston strengthened into a tropical storm on Wednesday,

then weakened to a depression and a remnant low is Thursday.

 Also NHC was monitoring a tropical wave located off the

west coast of Africa, M condition were marginally

conducive for Development. The system was Given a 20 PERCENT

Chance of Becoming a tropical Cyclone During the next 48 hours,

up from just 10 PERCENT earlier Friday.