Soon after moving ashore, Cindy became nearly stationary for 18 hours, maintaining Category 1 intensity before weakening to a tropical depression; the remnants of Cindy gradually turned westward-to-southwestward and decreased in strength during 18 and 19 September.
Soon after moving ashore, Cindy became nearly stationary for 18 hours, maintaining Category 1 intensity before weakening to first to a tropical storm at 0600 UTC on 18 September then a tropical depression six hours later. The remnants of Cindy gradually turned westward-to-southwestward and decreased in strength during 18 and 19 September.