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extratropical cyclone

[¦ek·strə¦träp·i·kəl ′sī‚klōn]
(meteorology)
Any cyclone-scale storm that is not a tropical cyclone. Also known as extratropical low; extratropical storm.
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The season's 10th typhoon which hit Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan in the morning is expected to move to the northern Tohoku region on Saturday night and reach eastern Hokkaido early Sunday before turning into an extratropical cyclone, the agency said.
The tropical depression is expected to further weaken into an extratropical cyclone by Friday night.
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