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Hurricane Kirk has slightly weakened while moving northwestward and is expected to take a turn toward the north and north-northeast this weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center.The hurricane center said Friday morning Kirk was located about 975 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands and that swells generated by Kirk are spreading westward and could reach the east coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada and the Bahamas by Sunday. The swells are “likely to produce life-threatening surf and rip current conditions,” the NHC said Friday.With sustained winds near 140 mph, Kirk is currently a Category 4 hurricane. The NHC said small intensity fluctuations are possible Friday, and weakening is forecast to begin on Saturday and continue through early next week.October hurricane forecast:Brace for the ‘return of big hurricanes’Hurricane Kirk path trackerHurricane Kirk spaghetti modelsIllustrations include an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are…