In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate a simplified sentence that focuses on lexical paraphrasing from the original sentence given in the input.

the strengthening trend abated early on july 8 , due to wind shear , and bertha rapidly weakened back to a category 1 hurricane that afternoon.
the strengthening pattern ended early on july 8 , because of wind shear , and bertha quickly turned back to a category 1 hurricane that afternoon.