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FINAL ADVISORY #43 · 5:00 PM HST, Sun Sep 6
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Hurricane Karina (2026) Final: Post-Tropical Cyclone

Final advisory: Post-Tropical Cyclone, 45 mph · Peak in NHC advisories: Category 4, 145 mph (Sep 2)

Karina is now a post-tropical cyclone · Still producing gale-force winds
Max winds45 mph
Pressure998 mb
MovementWNW 6 mph
Position23.1N 146.2W
Next advisoryNone · final advisory

Hurricane Karina forecast path & cone map

🌀 Track & cone: NOAA CPHC Advisory #43 · issued Sun 5:00 PM HST (track, cone, watches & warnings verbatim) 🗺️ Map layer: archived GFS wind-gust frame from the time of this advisory (single frame, no animation). ⚠️ Weathershot is not an official warning source. For evacuation orders and local instructions follow your local emergency management and the National Weather Service.

⚠️ Archived map — NHC track & cone at the final advisory; sources below the map ↓

Hurricane Karina: CPHC forecast track and cone over the GFS wind gust map, Eastern & Central Pacific
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Forecast cone (NHC, 5 days) Track · H hurricane · S storm · D depression · PT post-tropical Map: Weathershot · archived GFS 0.25° gusts frame
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When winds arrive

NHC has not issued wind speed probabilities for land locations for this advisory.

Watches and warnings NHC, verbatim

No coastal watches or warnings in effect.

Where was Karina at the final advisory?

ABOUT 620 MI...995 KM ENE OF HILO HAWAII

Advisory timeline

  • #43 · Sun 5:00 PM HSTKarina is now a post-tropical cyclone · Still producing gale-force winds — Post-Tropical Cyclone, 45 mph
  • #42 · Sun 11:00 AM HSTKarina expected to become a post-tropical gale by tonight — Tropical Storm, 50 mph
  • #41 · Sun 5:00 AM HSTKarina expected to become a post-tropical gale tonight — Tropical Storm, 60 mph
  • #40 · Sat 11:00 PM HSTKarina expected to become a post-tropical low in the next day or two — Tropical Storm, 60 mph
  • #38 · Sat 11:00 AM HSTKarina quickly weakening — Tropical Storm, 65 mph
  • #35 · Fri 5:00 PM HSTKarina continues westward over the central Pacific — Hurricane, 80 mph
  • #34 · Fri 11:00 AM HSTKarina slightly weaker over the central Pacific — Hurricane, 85 mph
  • #33 · Fri 5:00 AM HSTKarina still a hurricane as it moves into the central Pacific — Hurricane, 90 mph

Forecast discussion CPHC forecaster, excerpt

At 500 PM HST (0300 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Karina was located near latitude 23.1 North, longitude 146.2 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the west-northwest near 6 mph (9 km/h). A westward to west-northwestward motion is expected over the next day or two, along with an increase in forward speed.