Tropical Storm Gil expected to become a hurricane in the eastern Pacific but won't threaten land
The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm is about 870 miles (1,400 kilometers) southwest of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico.
Gil had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 kph) and was moving west-northwest at 16 mph (26 kph).
There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect. The storm is expected to keep traveling to the west-northwest in the coming days, as well as speed up as it crosses over the ocean.
Gil is strengthening during
a busy period for storms
in the eastern Pacific.
Tropical Storm Iona is churning westward in the ocean, about 1,190 miles (1,915 kilometers) west-southwest of Honolulu with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. It was earlier a hurricane but has since weakened. It isn't threatening land.
And other storms could develop in the coming days in the eastern Pacific, forecasters said.
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