Hurricane Iona was expected to move westward and does not pose any land threat to the Hawaiian Islands, forecasters said.

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.

The FOX Forecast Center is tracking a flurry of activity across the Pacific. Tropical Storm Gil formed late Wednesday evening. Gil is forecasted to become a Category 1 hurricane by Saturday morning before quickly weakening throughout the weekend as it races towards Hawaii.