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BULLETIN
HURRICANE KIKO ADVISORY NUMBER 17
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP112025
1100 PM HST WED SEP 03 2025
...KIKO HEADING WESTWARD WELL TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.7N 133.0W
ABOUT 1520 MI...2440 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 1720 MI...2765 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...230 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...944 MB...27.88 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 PM HST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KIKO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 133.0 WEST. KIKO IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/H) AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY, WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AS KIKO APPROACHES THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS FROM THE EAST.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 145 MPH (230 KM/H) WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. KIKO IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT DAY OR SO, FOLLOWED BY GRADUAL WEAKENING FRIDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES (35 KM) FROM THE
CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES
(130 KM).
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 944 MB (27.88 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 AM HST.
FORECASTER JELSEMA (CPHC)
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