As a direct result of this interaction with land, Abe weakened to a tropical storm at 1200 UTC on August 31, and it was determined at 1800 UTC the next day that the storm had transitioned into an extratropical cyclone.
Abe weakened to a tropical storm at 1200 UTC on August 31. This was as a direct result of this interaction with land. The storm had transitioned into an extratropical cyclone. As a direct result of this interaction with land, it was determined at 1800 UTC the next day this.