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.

Tropical Storm Gil is showing signs of weakening as it moves over cooler waters. Satellite images show a decline in convection, or rising air that indicates strengthening or maintenance of strength, especially in the western half of the storm, downgrading Gil from a hurricane to a tropical storm with sustained winds around 70 mph.