Forecasters say Tropical Storm Leslie has strengthened some in the Atlantic, while Tropical Storm Ileana has weakened in the eastern Pacific and should become a remnant low by Sunday. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Leslie has top sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) and could become a hurricane this weekend. It was 550 miles (885 kph) east of the Leeward Islands at 5 a.m. EDT Saturday and moving west-northwest on a course well to the northeast. Ileana was about 510 miles (820 kms) west of the southern Tip of Baja California early Saturday, moving westward deeper into the Pacific, according to a report of the Associated Press. Out in the Atlantic posing no immediate threat to land, Hurricane Kirk was some 830 miles (1,330 kilometers) south-southeast of Newfoundland, Canada boasting 75-mph (120-kph) top sustained winds.
