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#43 KARINA IS NOW A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE; STILL PRODUCING GALE-FORCE WINDS

Center 23.1N 146.2W, ENE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 45 mph · Pressure 998 mb · Moving WNW at 6 mph

#42 KARINA EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL GALE BY TONIGHT

Center 22.9N 145.5W, ENE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 50 mph · Pressure 996 mb · Moving WNW at 6 mph

#41 KARINA EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL GALE TONIGHT

Center 22.7N 145.0W, ENE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 60 mph · Pressure 992 mb · Moving NW at 7 mph

#40 KARINA EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL LOW IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO

Center 22.6N 144.4W, ENE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 60 mph · Pressure 995 mb · Moving NW at 6 mph

#39 KARINA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN; EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IN A DAY OR SO

Center 22.0N 143.9W, ENE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 60 mph · Pressure 993 mb · Moving WNW at 6 mph

#38 KARINA QUICKLY WEAKENING

Center 21.6N 143.6W, ENE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 65 mph · Pressure 988 mb · Moving WNW at 7 mph

#37 KARINA FORECAST TO QUICKLY WEAKEN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK

Center 21.7N 143.0W, ENE of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 75 mph · Pressure 985 mb · Moving NW at 8 mph

#36 KARINA HOLDS ON TO HURRICANE STRENGTH OVER CENTRAL PACIFIC

Center 21.4N 142.5W, E of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 75 mph · Pressure 984 mb · Moving NW at 8 mph

#35 KARINA CONTINUES WESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC

Center 20.7N 141.9W, E of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 80 mph · Pressure 982 mb · Moving W at 9 mph

#34 KARINA SLIGHTLY WEAKER OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC

Center 20.6N 141.1W, E of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 85 mph · Pressure 978 mb · Moving W at 10 mph

#33 KARINA STILL A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC

Center 20.4N 140.4W, E of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 90 mph · Pressure 973 mb · Moving W at 10 mph

#32 KARINA SLIGHTLY WEAKER BUT STILL WITH WINDS NEAR 100 MPH

Center 20.4N 139.3W, E of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 100 mph · Pressure 972 mb · Moving WNW at 9 mph

#31 KARINA REMAINS STEADY BUT EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD

Center 20.1N 138.4W, E of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 105 mph · Pressure 969 mb · Moving WNW at 9 mph

#30 KARINA GRADUALLY WEAKENING AS IT MOVES WESTWARD

Center 19.8N 137.6W, E of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 105 mph · Pressure 969 mb · Moving W at 10 mph

#29 KARINA CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD AS A MAJOR HURRICANE

Center 19.8N 136.7W, E of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 115 mph · Pressure 961 mb · Moving W at 12 mph

#28 KARINA LIKELY TO REMAIN A HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS

Center 19.6N 135.7W, E of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 120 mph · Pressure 957 mb · Moving WNW at 12 mph

#27 KARINA WEAKENS SLIGHTLY

Center 19.3N 134.7W, E of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 130 mph · Pressure 947 mb · Moving WNW at 10 mph

#26 KARINA CONTINUES WESTWARD

Center 18.9N 133.8W, E of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 140 mph · Pressure 943 mb · Moving WNW at 12 mph

#25 KARINA REMAINS A POWERFUL HURRICANE

Center 18.8N 132.8W, E of Hilo Hawaii · Max winds 145 mph · Pressure 940 mb · Moving WNW at 10 mph

#24 KARINA STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE PACIFIC

Center 18.5N 131.7W, W of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 145 mph · Pressure 940 mb · Moving W at 12 mph

#23 KARINA GAINS SOME STRENGTH OVER THE OPEN PACIFIC OCEAN

Center 18.3N 130.8W, W of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 140 mph · Pressure 946 mb · Moving W at 12 mph

#22 KARINA REMAINS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE BUT EXPECTED TO WEAKEN

Center 18.2N 129.9W, W of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 130 mph · Pressure 949 mb · Moving W at 12 mph

#21 KARINA REMAINS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE BUT EXPECTED TO WEAKEN

Center 18.1N 129.0W, WSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 140 mph · Pressure 945 mb · Moving W at 12 mph

#20 KARINA SLIGHTLY STRONGER

Center 18.0N 127.9W, WSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 140 mph · Pressure 945 mb · Moving WNW at 10 mph

#19 KARINA HOLDING STEADY AS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE

Center 17.8N 126.6W, WSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 130 mph · Pressure 950 mb · Moving WNW at 9 mph

#18 COMPACT KARINA STILL A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE

Center 17.5N 125.8W, WSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 130 mph · Pressure 950 mb · Moving WNW at 9 mph

#17 KARINA CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

Center 17.4N 125.1W, WSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 140 mph · Pressure 950 mb · Moving W at 9 mph

#16 KARINA INTENSIFIES INTO A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE AS IT CONTINUES WESTWARD

Center 17.2N 124.4W, WSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 145 mph · Pressure 942 mb · Moving W at 9 mph

#15 MAJOR HURRICANE KARINA MOVING WESTWARD

Center 17.1N 123.8W, WSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 125 mph · Pressure 954 mb · Moving W at 9 mph

#14 KARINA RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS TO A MAJOR HURRICANE

Center 17.2N 123.4W, WSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 125 mph · Pressure 955 mb · Moving W at 9 mph

#13 KARINA GAINING STRENGTH AND MOVING OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN

Center 17.2N 123.2W, WSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 90 mph · Pressure 978 mb · Moving W at 9 mph

#12 KARINA EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONGER AS IT MOVES OVER THE OPEN PACIFIC OCEAN

Center 17.3N 122.1W, WSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 80 mph · Pressure 980 mb · Moving WNW at 9 mph

#11 KARINA BECOMES A HURRICANE; EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO GAIN STRENGTH

Center 17.3N 121.1W, WSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 80 mph · Pressure 980 mb · Moving WNW at 15 mph

#10 KARINA FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TONIGHT

Center 17.0N 120.2W, WSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 70 mph · Pressure 987 mb · Moving WNW at 16 mph

#9 KARINA STRENGTHENS TO JUST BELOW HURRICANE INTENSITY AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO MORE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT

Center 16.4N 118.8W, SW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 70 mph · Pressure 987 mb · Moving WNW at 12 mph

#8 KARINA MAINTAINS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN

Center 15.6N 117.6W, SW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 65 mph · Pressure 989 mb · Moving NW at 12 mph

#7 KARINA MAINTAINS STRENGTH WELL SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA; STILL EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO MAJOR HURRICANE

Center 14.7N 117.0W, SW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 65 mph · Pressure 989 mb · Moving NW at 12 mph

#6 KARINA HOLDS STEADY AND FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE WELL OFFSHORE OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO

Center 14.2N 116.3W, SW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 65 mph · Pressure 988 mb · Moving NW at 12 mph

#5 KARINA STRENGTHENING AND FORECAST TO BECOME A POWERFUL MAJOR HURRICANE WELL OFFSHORE OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO

Center 13.7N 115.5W, SSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 65 mph · Pressure 990 mb · Moving NW at 9 mph

#4 KARINA LIKELY TO BECOME A LARGE HURRICANE WELL OFFSHORE OF THE COAST OF SOUTHWEST MEXICO

Center 13.2N 115.0W, SSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 50 mph · Pressure 999 mb · Moving NW at 10 mph

#3 KARINA FORECAST TO BECOME A FORMIDABLE HURRICANE WELL OFFSHORE OF THE COAST OF SOUTHWEST MEXICO

Center 12.7N 114.3W, SSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 50 mph · Pressure 999 mb · Moving NW at 13 mph

#2 TROPICAL STORM KARINA HAS STRENGTHENED A BIT; CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWESTWARD WELL OFFSHORE THE COAST OF SOUTHWEST MEXICO

Center 11.9N 112.7W, SSW of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 50 mph · Pressure 1000 mb · Moving NW at 13 mph

#1 TROPICAL STORM KARINA FORMS WELL OFFSHORE THE COAST OF SOUTHWEST MEXICO

Center 11.1N 111.9W, S of The Southern Tip Of Baja California · Max winds 45 mph · Pressure 1001 mb · Moving WNW at 13 mph

Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center advisory archive (public domain).

Frequently asked questions

How strong was Hurricane Karina?

Karina peaked at 125 knots (144 mph) — Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum central pressure of 940 mb.

When was Hurricane Karina active?

Karina was a tracked system from 2026-08-27 to 2026-09-07 in the East Pacific basin.

Did Karina make landfall?

No. Based on NHC advisories and its track, Karina's center did not cross a coastline while it was a tropical cyclone.

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