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Karina becomes a Pacific hurricane well away from land and is forecast to become a major storm
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Key Points:
- Hurricane Karina formed in the Pacific Ocean with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, classifying it as a Category 1 hurricane, and is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane within days.
- The storm is located about 880 miles west-southwest of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula and is moving west-northwest, with its forecast path keeping it far from land.
- Although Karina is not expected to make landfall, it may cause dangerous surf and rip currents along parts of southwest Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula.
- Tropical Storm Lowell is also active in the Pacific, located about 985 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, with sustained winds of 50 mph and the potential to become a hurricane by early next week.
