Forecasters say a disturbance in the Atlantic has a 40-percent chance of cyclone formation over the next week.

Hurricane Gil weakened into a tropical storm in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. It was not forecast to threaten land. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm’s maximum sustained winds dropped to 65 mph.

National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, a non-tropical area of low pressure (nicknamed AL95) in the western Atlantic about 180 miles off the coast of North Carolina may become a tropical or subtropical depression or storm Sunday or Monday while it moves east-northeast,

Wind gusts of more than 80 miles per hour are possible on Monday, especially in Scotland, as officials warned residents to stay inside.

Northern Ireland faces possible disruption on Monday as Storm Floris moves in from the Atlantic. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for strong winds from 06:00 BST Monday until 06:00 Tuesday. Wind gusts of up to 50mph (80km/h) are expected across much of Northern Ireland.

The Met Office has issued a yellow and amber warning for Scotland, Northern Ireland and large parts of northern England

In a separate incident, emergency responders rescued an 8-year-old boy standing atop a submerged car and a 2-year-old and woman trapped inside.