Forecasters say Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land. The U.S.

Leslie had winds of 40 miles per hour as it became a tropical storm in the Atlantic late Wednesday. Forecasters expect it to become a hurricane in a couple of days as it slowly moves northwest, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.

WPBF 25 First Warning meteorologists are tracking Hurricane Leslie.It formed on Wednesday in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean initially as a tropical storm.Sign up for our Newsletters"Steady strengthening is forecast,