Hurricane Gil weakened into a tropical storm in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. It was not forecast to threaten land. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm’s maximum sustained winds dropped to 65 mph.

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).

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.