MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Gil was expected to become a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday but wasn’t expected to threaten land, forecasters said. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm is about 870 miles (1,400 kilometers) southwest of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico.

Tropical Storm Gil is expected to strengthen into a hurricane in the Pacific on Friday, Aug. 1, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Gil was a tropical storm in the North Pacific Ocean early Friday Hawaii time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Gil is the seventh named storm to form in the Eastern Pacific in 2025.

In a separate incident, emergency responders rescued an 8-year-old boy standing atop a submerged car and a 2-year-old and woman trapped inside.

MOUNT AIRY, Md. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy died after he was trapped in a storm drain in Maryland during heavy rainfall and flooding on the East Coast that also led to rescues from cars that were submerged in floodwaters, officials said.

Scotland is likely to face the strongest winds, with gusts of up to 85mph possible on exposed coasts and hills, with a yellow weather warning for wind is in place in Scotland, Northern Ireland, north Wales and the north of England.