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Hurricane Fausto strengthens into Category 2 storm
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- Hurricane Fausto has intensified into a Category 2 storm in the Pacific and is projected to approach the Hawaiian Islands next week, prompting increased caution from forecasters.
- The National Hurricane Center advises residents in Hawaii to monitor Fausto's progress, though the exact path and impact remain uncertain at this time.
- Fausto, located approximately 1,400 miles west of Baja California and 1,500 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii, has maximum sustained winds of about 105 mph.
- Swells from Fausto may cause dangerous surf and rip currents along parts of southern California, despite the hurricane expected to weaken gradually.
- Additionally, a tropical depression south of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, has the potential to develop into a tropical storm or hurricane but currently poses no threat to land.
