official data
Karina holds Cat 4 at 145 mph — open East Pacific
National Hurricane Center Hurricane Karina Advisory Number 25, issued at 5:00 AM HST Wednesday 2 September 2026 (1500 UTC), places the eye near 18.8°N, 132.8°W — about 1,455 miles (2,340 km) east of Hilo, Hawaii. Maximum sustained winds are 145 mph (230 km/h); minimum central pressure is 940 mb (27.76 in); motion is west-northwest (285°) at 10 mph. Karina remains a Category 4 hurricane. The advisory notes some intensity fluctuations are possible today, then slow weakening over the next several days, while Karina is likely to remain a powerful hurricane for the next couple of days. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles and tropical-storm-force winds up to 125 miles. No coastal watches or warnings are in effect; hazards affecting land are listed as none.
Key facts
- Eye
- 18.8°N, 132.8°W — about 1455 mi (2340 km) E of Hilo, Hawaii
- Intensity / motion
- 145 mph (230 km/h); min pressure 940 mb (27.76 in); WNW (285°) at 10 mph
- Category
- Category 4; some intensity fluctuations possible today, then slow weakening
- Wind field
- Hurricane-force winds outward up to 35 mi; tropical-storm-force winds outward up to 125 mi
- Watches / land hazards
- No coastal watches/warnings; hazards affecting land: none
KARINA REMAINS A POWERFUL HURRICANE
NHC Hurricane Karina Advisory Number 25, Sep 2, 2026
Note
Primary source preference: NHC Hurricane Karina Advisory Number 25 (EP112026) at 1500 UTC 2 September 2026. Doom Signals does not invent wind radii or land-hazard claims beyond that advisory.
- Advisory: Hurricane Karina Adv. 25, EP112026
- Place: Eastern North Pacific east of Hawaii
- Official coords: 18.8, −132.8
Why it matters
Same-morning official Category-4 Karina Advisory 25 pairs with Lowell as dual major hurricanes in the Pacific basin — an open-ocean intensity signal with no land watches, kept on the climate rail for basin context.
Sources
Official data. Not a forecast.