Tropical Depression Moving Into The Gulf of Mexico

MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression that formed in the Florida Straits is moving into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico and the U.S. National Hurricane Center says it could soon become a tropical storm.

The depression's maximum sustained winds early Monday are near 35 mph (55 kph) with some strengthening expected during the next two days. Forecasters say it could become a tropical storm later in the day or overnight.

Meanwhile, another tropical depression that formed west of Bermuda is moving toward the coast of North Carolina. That depression is expected to become a tropical storm overnight and threatens to bring wind and rain to eastern North Carolina.

Farther east, Hurricane Gaston has weakened a little as it drifts northward in the middle of the Atlantic.

[STORY BY: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]