Honolulu (Hawaii) – Hurricane Kiko slightly weakened to a Class 3 system, which can still be re-lowered to southeastern Hawaii.
Kiko is expected to approach the Hawaiian Islands early next week. The risk of direct effects of wind and rainwater in Kiko is increasing, but it is still too early to say where these effects will occur and how much they will be. Flooding is another possibility, starting from Monday to Thursday.
Kiko can also generate life-threatening high surfing and RIP currents, mainly used on the eastward coast, starting later this weekend.
The National Hurricane Center said that the maximum sustained wind in Kiko was 125 mph at 5 p.m. during the data validity period, a slight drop from 130 mph earlier on Thursday.
Current forecasts show how it tracks Hawaii, but it's too early to say where it will go and how powerful it will be.
The winds of the hurricane are 25 miles from the center, while strong tropical storms extend 80 miles.
Located about 1,360 miles southeast of Hilo, 1,565 miles southeast of Honolulu, Kiko moves west at a speed of 9 miles per hour.
It is expected to gradually turn to the Northwest Well from Friday to Friday, and the pace of progress over the weekend is gradually increasing.
Kiko is expected to enter the Central Pacific Ocean from late Friday to early Saturday.
The prediction model predicts that Kiko may reinforcing slightly until Friday. Last weekend, it was expected to encounter cooler sea surface temperatures, increasing the southwest shear and dry gas, which would cause it to weaken rapidly in a near-national situation. The current official forecast brings Kiko as a tropical storm to the islands.
There is still some uncertainty on the prediction track, but you should use this time to prepare and make sure your hurricane supplies and preparations are to keep you and your Ohana safe.
Your first alert weather team will continue to keep an eye on the system over the next few days.
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