The Eastern Pacific is getting crowded. – September 2nd, 2026

Very crowded.

We may be on the verge of having three hurricanes spinning across the Pacific at the same time: Marie, Karina, and Lowell.

And while that sounds like the beginning of a particularly dramatic episode of Storm Season Novela, it isn’t unprecedented.

Back in August 2015, Hurricanes Kilo, Ignacio, and Jimena were all major hurricanes simultaneously—the Pacific apparently deciding that one dramatic storyline simply wasn’t enough.

But that was then.

This is this week’s drama.

And we’re starting with the storm closest to home.

🌀 Marie: The New Girl With a Lot of Questions

Marie is currently a tropical storm, but she’s not exactly behaving like a wallflower.

As of Wednesday morning, Marie was located about 415 miles south-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, moving northwest at about 9 mph with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.

And NHC expects her to become a hurricane later today.

Her satellite presentation has continued to improve, with deep convection becoming better organized and an impressive spiral band developing around the eastern portion of the circulation. She’s also a large storm, with tropical-storm-force winds extending outward as far as 185 miles from the center.

And Marie has plenty of warm water and relatively light wind shear ahead of her, giving her an opportunity to strengthen over the next couple of days.

The latest NHC forecast brings Marie to around 105 mph before she encounters cooler water and a drier, more stable environment that should eventually begin weakening her. 

But here’s where Marie gets interesting.

The track.

She’s expected to turn more west-northwestward, but uncertainty increases later in the week as the larger atmospheric pattern becomes more complicated. Most of the guidance favors keeping Marie offshore, but there is more disagreement about exactly what happens farther out in the forecast.

So, no, Marie doesn’t need to make landfall to make herself known.

🌊 Marie is already affecting the waters around Los Cabos

The ports of Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo closed to navigation Tuesday evening as a preventive measure because of Marie.

Authorities cited the expected increase in waves—which could exceed 3 meters—along with rain, electrical activity and possible strong wind gusts.

For those on the water, this is not a “let’s see what happens” situation. Secure vessels, stay out of the water and follow instructions from the local port authorities.

And the sea isn’t finished with us yet.

NHC says swells generated by Marie will affect portions of the Baja California Peninsula over the next several days, producing potentially dangerous surf and rip currents.

So Marie may stay offshore, but offshore does not mean irrelevant.

🌀 Karina: Remember Her?

Well, apparently Karina would like some attention.

After rapidly intensifying into a major hurricane, Karina has developed an annular structure—a hurricane with an unusually circular appearance and a large, well-defined eye.

And she’s still very much a hurricane.

The latest advisory has Karina at 145 mph, with a roughly 30-nautical-mile-wide eye surrounded by deep convection. NHC is holding her at Category 4 strength for now, although some fluctuations are possible.

Her current environment is becoming less favorable, with cooler water and increasingly dry air ahead.

But because Karina is annular, she may not weaken as quickly as an ordinary hurricane.

In other words:

Karina has decided she’s not leaving quietly.

For Baja California Sur, she’s primarily a swell story, rather than a landfall story.

But she’s also a spectacular reminder of how quickly a tropical cyclone can change character in the Eastern Pacific.

🌀 And Then There’s Lowell…

Because apparently two hurricanes weren’t enough.

Lowell didn’t simply strengthen.

Lowell went full novela.

In just 24 hours, the hurricane underwent an astonishing 65-knot increase in strength. By Tuesday night, NHC described Lowell as a compact, extremely well-organized hurricane with a rapidly intensifying core.

And Wednesday morning?

135 knots.

That’s 155 mph, making Lowell a powerful Category 4 hurricane.

His latest satellite presentation shows a remarkably compact hurricane with a 15-nautical-mile eye surrounded by a symmetric ring of deep convection. NHC says Lowell could reach Category 5 intensity later today or tonight. 

And then the plot gets even more interesting.

Lowell is expected to remain a major hurricane for much of the forecast period, with its intensity increasingly influenced by internal processes such as eyewall replacement cycles.

He’s also expected to continue westward for the next several days before the steering pattern changes and he begins to slow and turn northward.

There is considerable uncertainty surrounding exactly how sharp that eventual turn will be.

So yes.

Lowell has officially requested more screen time.

🌀 Three Hurricanes. One Pacific.

And that’s where we are this Wednesday morning.

Marie is closest to home.

She’s currently a tropical storm, but is expected to become a hurricane later today.

Karina is already a powerful Category 4, with her unusual annular structure potentially slowing her eventual weakening.

And Lowell is now a 155-mph Category 4, with Category 5 intensity potentially on today’s agenda.

Three storms.

Three very different personalities.

And potentially three hurricanes spinning across the Pacific simultaneously.

The Pacific apparently looked at hurricane season and said:

“You know what this needs? More characters.”

🏖️ And if you’re heading to the beach…

Pay attention to the flags.

Current beach conditions in Los Cabos range from red flags—no swimming—to yellow flags, indicating dangerous conditions where extreme caution is required.

The current beach-by-beach conditions are included below, so check them before heading into the water and follow the instructions of lifeguards and Protección Civil.

Because the ocean doesn’t care that the hurricane center is hundreds of miles away.

Conditions can change quickly.

We’re watching all three. 🌴🌀

And somewhere in the background, the atmosphere is apparently laughing at all of our carefully written forecasts.

So let the drama continue.

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