Hurricane Katrina was located nearly 1,000 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula on Sunday evening. Image courtesy NOAA
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Karina rapidly strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane Sunday evening and was moving west over the Pacific Ocean, forecasters said.
The hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 125 mph and was located about 960 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California in northwestern Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said in its 5 p.m. PDT update.
It was moving west at 9 mph. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 5 miles, according to the NHC.
Forecasters said the storm is expected to take a slower westward to west-northwest motion over the next few days, with some additional strengthening possible.
