Tropical Storm Henriette is strengthening in the central Pacific Ocean and could become a hurricane, but it poses no threat to land. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Sunday the storm

Tropical Storm Henriette continues to track west across the East Pacific, but forecasters now expect the system to take a turn that would keep it further north of the Hawaiian Islands.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Henriette has regained strength and is once again a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center, but is not expected to have a direct impact on Hawaii. In data valid at 11 a.m. Saturday, Henriette had maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour with higher gusts.