Another tropical depression forms over Atlantic

WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - A new tropical depression formed in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean south of the Cape Verde Islands and was expected to become a tropical storm later on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

The depression, which will be called Tropical Storm Josephine once its maximum sustained winds reach 39 miles per hour (64 kph), was located 170 miles (270 km) southeast of the Cape Verde Islands, the Miami-based center said.

It was the 10th tropical depression of this year's busy Atlantic hurricane season.

As Hurricane Gustav was downgraded to a tropical storm after slamming the U.S. Gulf coast, Hurricane Hanna is threatening the U.S. east coast from Florida to the Carolinas, and Tropical Storm Ike formed in the Atlantic Ocean.

(Reporting by Sandra Maler)