MIAMI, FL (AP) -- Forecasters say Tropical Storm Guillermo has formed far from land in the Eastern Pacific with winds sustained at 40 mph.
The National Hurricane Center says the seventh named storm of the season in the Pacific formed Wednesday night about 760 miles southwest of Baja, Calif. Some strengthening is forecast during the next day.
Meanwhile, forecasters say a tropical depression 800 miles west of Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic is struggling to survive. It has maximum winds of 35 mph.
Forecasters say although it appears to be weakening, it still has the potential to become a tropical storm.
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APTV 08-12-09 2303EDT
