Hurricane Gil is churning in the eastern Pacific Ocean but isn't expected to threaten land. Forecasters say the storm is likely to weaken rapidly over the weekend.

Tropical Storm Gil strengthened into a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday but was not expected to threaten land, forecasters said. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm was about 1,

No coastal watches or warnings were in effect. The storm was expected to keep traveling to the west-northwest in the coming days.