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MIAMI -- Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean, both of which were expected to become hurricanes in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical Storm Karina was located about 825 miles south of the southern tip of Baja California, with maximum sustained winds of around 45 mph, according to an advisory from the Miami-based hurricane center. Tropical Storm Lowell was about 1,765 miles west-southwest of the tip of Baja California, with maximum sustained winds of around 40 mph.
There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect for either storm, though the hurricane center warned swells from Karina could bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to portions of southwest Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula over the weekend.
Earlier Thursday, Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the Atlantic Ocean far from land, and forecasters said it could bring heavy rain to portions of the Caribbean.
The storm was about 1,555 miles east of the Leeward Islands and had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Dolly was moving west.
The storm and its name had no connection to Dolly Parton's death Tuesday.
Storm systems are named by procedures set by the World Meteorological Organization, and the lists of names are reused every six years. For the Atlantic region, the lists are alphabetical and alternate male and female names.
Dolly was the fourth named storm for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect.