Mexico City, Aug 1 (AP) Tropical Storm Gil was expected to become a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday but wasn't expected to threaten land, forecasters said.
The Miami-based US National Hurricane Centre said the storm is about 1,480 kilometres west-southwest of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico.
Gil had maximum sustained winds of 100 kph and was moving west-northwest at 26 kph.
There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect. The storm is expected to keep travelling to the west-northwest in the coming days, as well as speed up as it crosses over the ocean.
Gil was strengthening during a busy period for storms in the eastern Pacific.
Tropical Storm Iona is moving west-northwest in the ocean, about 2,080 kilometres west-southwest of Honolulu with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph. 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. (AP) NPK
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