Tropical Storm Karina continues to weaken in Eastern Pacific
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Tropical Storm Karina continues to weaken as it approaches the islands.
Tropical Storm Karina continues to weaken as it approaches the islands.
The National Hurricane Center said Saturday that as of 3 p.m. Hawaii time, Tropical Storm Karina is 500 miles west-southwest of Baja, California, and headed west at 5 to 10 mph. Its maximum sustained winds weakened to 45 mph as of 5 p.m., down substantially from its Category 1 hurricane strength of 75 mph 24 hours earlier.
Forecasters say that environmental conditions appear to be conducive for further development and a tropical depression is likely to form by the middle of next week.
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center is also issuing advisories for a weather system about 1,000 miles southeast of the Hilo, which forecasters say has a 60 percent chance of forming into a tropical cyclone within the next two days.
