Hurricane Henriette gathers steam; Gil becomes tropical storm

MIAMI -- Hurricane Henriette is strengthening some in the Pacific far from land. Meanwhile, farther west, Gil is still a tropical storm.

Hurricane Henreitte's maximum sustained winds Tuesday afternoon are near 90 mph with additional strengthening possible into the night.

The hurricane is centered about 1,545 miles east of the Hawaiian islands and is moving northwest near 10 mph.

Also in the Pacific, Tropical Storm Gil's maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says gradual strengthening is forecast during the next two days. Gil is centered about 1,195 miles east-southeast of Honolulu and is moving west near 9 mph.

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