MIAMI — Tropical storms Juliette and Fernand churned Tuesday over open waters, one in the Pacific Ocean and one in the Atlantic, at the same time as some officials continued to deal with the aftermath of the massive Hurricane Erin which neared the northern Caribbean and U.S. last week.

No coastal watches or warnings were in effect for either tropical storm, the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Tropical Storm Juliette posed no immediate threat to land, forecasters said. The storm was in the Pacific about 515 miles (825 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. It had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 kph).

It was moving northwest at 10 mph (16 kph). Forecasters said Juliette was expected to weaken Wednesday and become a rem

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