Hurricane Henriette has reportedly become the strongest storm of the year after winds grew to 90 mph yesterday morning as Henriette moved through the Pacific Ocean, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. The storm was originally a tropical storm and then grew to a Category 1 hurricane. 

The storm can be tracked live at weather.com to find out what stage the storm is currently in.

NBC reported today that Chris Vaccaro, the director of public affairs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that the hurricane's winds are expected to reach 100mph while it barrels towards Hawaii. Henriette is first expected to weaken to a tropical depression before passing south of Hawaii sometime this weekend but is expected to re-gain strength and increase to a Category 2 hurricane, according to Vaccaro.

NBC reported that NOAA meteorologist Dennis Feltgen said they don't anticipate the hurricane to make a landfall, but Henriette is about 1,545 miles east of Hawaii.

Hurricane season in the Atlantic began on June 1, and in the Pacific began about 3 weeks earlier on May 8. The season ends for both regions on Nov. 1. 

The Pacific experienced eight storms this year and half of them have advanced to hurricanes. The Atlantic has reportedly had four tropical storms. 

Vaccaro said during hurricane season "the eastern Pacific basin tends to be more active than the Atlantic." 

The NOAA predicted that the Atlantic would experience above average hurricane activity this year. 

Both regions have yet to experience the peak of the Hurricane season yet, NBC reported Feltgen said. Usually the heaviest hurricane activity reportedly occurs between mid-August and late October.

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