MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Cristobal formed Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean well west of the Azores, and a Pacific storm system could threaten Hawaii this weekend, forecasters said. There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said, and the storm was forecast to dissipate on Thursday. Cristobal was located about 880 miles (1,416 kilometres) west of the Azores with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (72 kph). It was moving east.

A developing system in the Atlantic could become Cristobal in the next few days. Its future track and intensity are currently uncertain.

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Cristobal has formed in the Atlantic Ocean well west of the Azores. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Wednesday there were no coastal…