MEXICO CITY (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 U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm is about 870 miles (1,400 kilometers) southwest of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico.

The National Hurricane Center said late Wednesday, July 30, Tropical Storm Gil has formed in the Pacific Ocean and could soon become a hurricane.

The FOX Forecast Center is tracking a flurry of activity across the Pacific. Tropical Storm Gil formed late Wednesday evening. Gil is forecasted to become a Category 1 hurricane by Saturday morning before quickly weakening throughout the weekend as it races towards Hawaii.