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

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.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking two tropical waves in the eastern and central Atlantic Ocean, far from the U.S. coast.