29 Aug 2026 - 21:44 UTC
Tropical Storm Karina at 16.4°N - 118.8°W
North Pacific Ocean
Last observation: 29 Aug 2026 - 21:40 UTC
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NHC Storm Description:
29 Aug 2026 - 21:00 UTC ...KARINA STRENGTHENS TO JUST BELOW HURRICANE INTENSITY AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO MORE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT... As of 2:00 PM PDT Sat Aug 29 the center of Karina was located near 16.4, -118.8 with movement WNW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 987 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 70 mph.
29 Aug 2026 - 15:00 UTC ...KARINA MAINTAINS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN... As of 8:00 AM PDT Sat Aug 29 the center of Karina was located near 15.6, -117.6 with movement NW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 989 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.
29 Aug 2026 - 9:00 UTC ...KARINA MAINTAINS STRENGTH WELL SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... ...STILL EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO MAJOR HURRICANE... As of 2:00 AM PDT Sat Aug 29 the center of Karina was located near 14.7, -117.0 with movement NW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 989 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.
29 Aug 2026 - 3:00 UTC ...KARINA HOLDS STEADY AND FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE WELL OFFSHORE OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO... As of 8:00 PM PDT Fri Aug 28 the center of Karina was located near 14.2, -116.3 with movement NW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 988 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.
28 Aug 2026 - 21:00 UTC ...KARINA STRENGTHENING AND FORECAST TO BECOME A POWERFUL MAJOR HURRICANE WELL OFFSHORE OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO... As of 2:00 PM PDT Fri Aug 28 the center of Karina was located near 13.7, -115.5 with movement NW at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 990 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.
28 Aug 2026 - 15:00 UTC ...KARINA LIKELY TO BECOME A LARGE HURRICANE WELL OFFSHORE OF THE COAST OF SOUTHWEST MEXICO... As of 8:00 AM PDT Fri Aug 28 the center of Karina was located near 13.2, -115.0 with movement NW at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 999 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.
28 Aug 2026 - 9:00 UTC ...KARINA FORECAST TO BECOME A FORMIDABLE HURRICANE WELL OFFSHORE OF THE COAST OF SOUTHWEST MEXICO... As of 2:00 AM MST Fri Aug 28 the center of Karina was located near 12.7, -114.3 with movement NW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 999 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.
28 Aug 2026 - 3:00 UTC ...TROPICAL STORM KARINA HAS STRENGTHENED A BIT... ...CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWESTWARD WELL OFFSHORE THE COAST OF SOUTHWEST MEXICO... As of 8:00 PM MST Thu Aug 27 the center of Karina was located near 11.9, -112.7 with movement NW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1000 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.
27 Aug 2026 - 21:00 UTC ...TROPICAL STORM KARINA FORMS WELL OFFSHORE THE COAST OF SOUTHWEST MEXICO... As of 2:00 PM MST Thu Aug 27 the center of Karina was located near 11.1, -111.9 with movement WNW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1001 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.
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GeoColor was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and the STAR Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB). For a full description of the algorithm, please see this article.
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NOTE: Lighted areas shown in nighttime images are not real-time depictions of city lights. The layer is derived from a compilation of JPSS VIIRS Day Night Band images and is included for orientation purposes.
GeoColor
GeoColor is a multispectral product composed of True Color (using a simulated green component) during daytime, and an Infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night. During the day, the imagery looks approximately as it would when viewed with human eyes from space. At night, the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus, while gray to white indicate higher ice clouds, and the city lights come from a static database derived from the VIIRS Day Night Band.
GeoColor was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and the STAR Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB). For a full description of the algorithm, please see this article.
Please credit CIRA/NOAA when using GeoColor imagery.
NOTE: Lighted areas shown in nighttime images are not real-time depictions of city lights. The layer is derived from a compilation of JPSS VIIRS Day Night Band images and is included for orientation purposes.
GeoColor
GeoColor is a multispectral product composed of True Color (using a simulated green component) during daytime, and an Infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night. During the day, the imagery looks approximately as it would when viewed with human eyes from space. At night, the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus, while gray to white indicate higher ice clouds, and the city lights come from a static database derived from the VIIRS Day Night Band.
GeoColor was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and the STAR Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB). For a full description of the algorithm, please see this article.
Please credit CIRA/NOAA when using GeoColor imagery.
NOTE: Lighted areas shown in nighttime images are not real-time depictions of city lights. The layer is derived from a compilation of JPSS VIIRS Day Night Band images and is included for orientation purposes.
GeoColor
GeoColor is a multispectral product composed of True Color (using a simulated green component) during daytime, and an Infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night. During the day, the imagery looks approximately as it would when viewed with human eyes from space. At night, the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus, while gray to white indicate higher ice clouds, and the city lights come from a static database derived from the VIIRS Day Night Band.
GeoColor was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and the STAR Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB). For a full description of the algorithm, please see this article.
Please credit CIRA/NOAA when using GeoColor imagery.
NOTE: Lighted areas shown in nighttime images are not real-time depictions of city lights. The layer is derived from a compilation of JPSS VIIRS Day Night Band images and is included for orientation purposes.
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