Hurricane Karina Reaches Category 3 in the Pacific but Poses No Immediate Threat

Hurricane Karina rapidly intensified into a Category 3 storm over the Pacific, reaching maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour, or 125 miles per hour.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Karina became a hurricane on Sunday and strengthened to a major storm within hours. Meteorologists said it does not currently pose an immediate threat to land.

Karina is located about 1,545 kilometers west-southwest of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. Although forecasts expect it to remain well offshore, the storm could produce dangerous high surf along Mexico’s southwestern coast and the Baja California coast.