MIAMI (AP) - A new tropical depression formed in the Pacific early Wednesday, while in the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Bertha turned eastward.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the center of the new tropical depression was about 560 miles southeast of Acapulco, Mexico, and it is not an immediate threat to land.

The depression is moving toward the northwest near 9 mph with maximum sustained winds near 35 mph. Forecasters expect the depression to become a tropical storm later in the day.

Also in the Pacific, Hurricane Elida gained strength with maximum sustained winds near 85 mph. But the storm is expected to weaken as it moves over cooler waters. Elida is centered about 575 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico.


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