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WTPZ31 KNHC 050858
TCPEP1
BULLETIN
HURRICANE KIKO ADVISORY NUMBER 21
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP112025
1100 PM HST THU SEP 04 2025
...KIKO REMAINS A STRONG CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE WELL TO THE
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HAWAII...
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.9N 136.2W
ABOUT 1310 MI...2110 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII
ABOUT 1515 MI...2440 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...955 MB...28.20 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
KIKO.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 PM HST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KIKO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 136.2 WEST. KIKO IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H). A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT OR FRIDAY, WITH THIS MOTION
FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH (205 KM/H) WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. KIKO IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY, FOLLOWED BY SLOW WEAKENING FRIDAY NIGHT 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 70 MILES
(110 KM).
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 955 MB (28.20 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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KEY MESSAGES FOR KIKO CAN BE FOUND IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
DISCUSSION UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCDEP1 AND WMO HEADER WTPZ41 KNHC.
SURF: SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE KIKO COULD BEGIN REACHING THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS TOWARDS THE END OF THIS WEEKEND. THESE SWELLS
COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. PLEASE CONSULT
PRODUCTS BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU, HAWAII.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 AM HST.
FORECASTER JELSEMA (CPHC)
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