A major hurricane is churning in the Pacific Ocean several hundred miles away from Hawaii. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tuesday that Hurricane Iona is one of two major weather systems in the ocean but poses no threat to the islands.

Tropical Storm Gil is projected to upgrade to hurricane strength in the eastern Pacific but poses no immediate threat to land. The storm is 1,480 km from Baja California, with 100 kph winds, moving at 26 kph.