Hurricane Gil has weakened into a tropical storm in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is not forecast to threaten land. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said late Saturday that the

Forecasters say a disturbance in the Atlantic has a 40-percent chance of cyclone formation over the next week.

Hurricane Gil weakened into a tropical storm in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. It was not forecast to threaten land. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm’s maximum sustained winds dropped to 65 mph.