The storm made landfall late on Monday
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Aug 8 (Reuters) - Tropical storm Franklin was weakening on Tuesday over the Yucatan peninsula, but it could regain strength once it passes over the southern Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
The storm was located about 95 miles (155 km) east-southeast of Campeche, Mexico and was packing maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour (75 km/h), the NHC said.
Franklin is forecast to begin strengthening again on Tuesday night and Wednesday as it moves over the Bay of Campeche, the weather forecaster added.
The storm made landfall late on Monday in a sparsely populated area of Quintana Roo state south of the beach resorts of the Riviera Maya, according to Mexico's interior ministry. . The Riviera Maya refers to a Caribbean costal area which encompasses such cities as Cancun.
A hurricane watch is in effect for Mexico's Gulf of Mexico coast state of Veracruz.
(Reporting by Michael O'Boyle; Editing by W Simon)
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