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Karina strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- Hurricane Karina rapidly intensified into a Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean, with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph, but it poses no threat to land.
- Karina is located about 1,020 miles west-southwest of Baja California and is moving west, fueled by warm offshore waters, with potential for further strengthening.
- While no coastal watches or warnings are in effect, waves from Karina may impact Mexico and Southern California.
- Tropical Storm Lowell, located about 855 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, has sustained winds of 60 mph and could become a hurricane by Monday night or Tuesday.
- Lowell currently poses no immediate land threat, but it may approach the Hawaiian Islands later in the week.
