Tropical Storm Henriette has rapidly strengthened into a hurricane in the central Pacific Ocean with further strengthening expected but poses no threat to land.

Henriette regained tropical storm strength in the Pacific Ocean well east of Hawaii on Saturday, but forecasters said it was still not expected to pose a threat to land.

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.