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

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

MEXICO CITY -- Hurricane Gil was continuing to churn in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday but is not expected to threaten land and is likely to decrease in strength rapidly over the weekend, forecasters said.