(BIVN) – There’s a new storm over the ocean that is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane as it it moves towards the Central Pacific.

Tropical Storm Lane is a far way from Hawaii Island (2185 miles east southeast of Hilo) and is moving west at 14 miles per hour. This motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days, followed by a turn to the west-northwest, forecast to occur on Friday.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 40 mph with higher gusts, and Lane is forecast to become a hurricane on Friday and could become a major hurricane on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center says.

It is too early to say how the storm may effect Hawaii, if at all.

From the 5 a.m. HST forecast discussion posted by the National Hurricane Center: