Weakened Gil now a tropical storm in the eastern Pacific with no threat to land expected

MEXICO CITY AP Hurricane Gil weakened into a tropical storm in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday and was not forecast to threaten land The Miami-based U S National Hurricane Center disclosed the storm s maximum sustained winds dropped to mph kph It was about miles kilometers west of the southern tip of Mexico s Baja California Peninsula and was moving west-northwest at mph kph Further weakening was forecast and no coastal watches or warnings were in effect It is a busy period for storms in the eastern Pacific Other storms could develop in the coming days in the eastern Pacific forecasters reported Source