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HURRICANE KIKO ADVISORY NUMBER 11
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP112025
1100 AM HST TUE SEP 02 2025
..HURRICANE KIKO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.9N 128.9W
ABOUT 1775 MI...2855 KM E OF HILO HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB...28.94 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 AM HST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KIKO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 128.9 WEST. KIKO IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 6 MPH (9 KM/H) AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST
IS EXPECTED LATE THIS WEEK.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH (155 KM/H) WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. KIKO IS A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. ADDITIONAL STEADY STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO, AND KIKO IS LIKELY TO BECOME A MAJOR
HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES (30 KM) FROM THE
CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES
(95 KM).
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB (28.94 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 PM HST.
FORECASTER HAGEN
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