Tropical Storm Gil was strengthening in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday but wasn't expected to threaten land, forecasters said. Gil had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph) and was moving west-northwest at 13 mph (20 kph).

Tropical Storm Gil strengthened to become a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean before weakening again, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Gil is now situated about 1,000 miles southwest of the Baja California peninsula in Mexico, carrying steady winds of 75 mph (120 kph), according to weather experts, who have also warned of t