Tropical Storm Fernanda was increasing in wind speed Wednesday and getting closer to Hawaii island.

But Fernanda was expected to weaken as it moves into cooler waters south of the island by next week, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Fernanda was 1,160 miles east-southeast of South Point at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

National Weather Service forecaster Ian Morrison said Fernanda is not expected to affect weather patterns in Hawaii, although there is a chance for stronger tradewinds.

By the weekend, he said, a wind shear is expected to weaken the storm.

The tropical storm was moving west-northwest at about 9 mph with sustained winds of 60 mph and higher gusts, the Hurricane Center said last night.

Little change in Fernanda’s strength was forecast through today.

The storm is no longer seen growing into a small hurricane in the Central Pacific, as was predicted Tuesday.

National Hurricane Center forecasters said Fernanda is expected to dissipate into a "remnant low" by the time it passes hundreds of miles south of Hawaii island.

Still, Central Pacific Hurricane Center officials on Oahu said they will continue to monitor the storm closely.

Elsewhere in the eastern Pacific, Greg became a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph as it moved farther from southwest Mexico into the Eastern Pacific, the Hurricane Center said Wednesday night.

Greg is not prompting any coastal watches or warnings.

On a generally northwest track out to sea, Greg is expected to remain well away from land.

It was centered about 280 miles west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. It is more than 380 miles south-southeast off the southern tip of Baja California.