27 Dec 2025 - 15:41 UTC
Post-tropical Cyclone Kiko at 22.9°N - 158.1°W
North Pacific Ocean
Last observation: 10 Sep 2025 - 23:10 UTC
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31 Aug 2025 - 10 Sep 2025
Approximately 400 miles from Hawaii
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NHC Storm Description:
10 Sep 2025 - 15:00 UTC ...KIKO BECOMES A REMNANT LOW... ...THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY... As of 5:00 AM HST Wed Sep 10 the center of Kiko was located near 22.9, -158.1 with movement W at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1009 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.
10 Sep 2025 - 9:00 UTC ... KIKO STILL A TROPICAL STORM AND HEADING WESTWARD JUST TO THE NORTH OF HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... As of 11:00 PM HST Tue Sep 09 the center of Kiko was located near 22.4, -157.1 with movement W at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.
10 Sep 2025 - 3:00 UTC ... KIKO STILL A TROPICAL STORM AND IS PRODUCING LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF ACROSS PORTIONS OF HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... As of 5:00 PM HST Tue Sep 09 the center of Kiko was located near 22.9, -156.3 with movement WNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.
9 Sep 2025 - 21:00 UTC ... KIKO IS PRODUCING LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF ACROSS PORTIONS OF HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... As of 11:00 AM HST Tue Sep 09 the center of Kiko was located near 22.9, -154.9 with movement WNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.
9 Sep 2025 - 15:00 UTC ...KIKO FORECAST TO PASS NORTH OF THE HAWAII TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... ...LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... As of 5:00 AM HST Tue Sep 09 the center of Kiko was located near 22.4, -153.4 with movement WNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1007 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.
9 Sep 2025 - 9:00 UTC ...KIKO RAPIDLY WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORMS... ...FORECAST TO PASS NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... As of 11:00 PM HST Mon Sep 08 the center of Kiko was located near 21.9, -152.1 with movement WNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1004 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.
9 Sep 2025 - 3:00 UTC ...KIKO STEADILY WEAKENS BUT REMAINS A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE... ...FORECAST TO PASS NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... As of 5:00 PM HST Mon Sep 08 the center of Kiko was located near 21.6, -150.9 with movement NW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 997 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph.
8 Sep 2025 - 21:00 UTC ...RECONNAISSANCE FINDS THAT KIKO REMAINS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE... ...FORECAST TO PASS NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS LATER THIS WEEK BRINGING SURF AND RIP CURRENT IMPACTS TO PORTIONS OF THE ISLANDS... As of 11:00 AM HST Mon Sep 08 the center of Kiko was located near 21.0, -149.9 with movement NW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 990 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.
8 Sep 2025 - 15:00 UTC ...KIKO NOW A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE... ...FORECAST TO PASS NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS LATER THIS WEEK BRINGING SURF AND RIP CURRENT IMPACTS TO PORTIONS OF THE ISLANDS... As of 5:00 AM HST Mon Sep 08 the center of Kiko was located near 20.3, -148.8 with movement WNW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 984 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.
8 Sep 2025 - 9:00 UTC ...KIKO WEAKENS SLIGHTLY BUT REMAINS A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE... ...EXPECTED TO PASS NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... As of 11:00 PM HST Sun Sep 07 the center of Kiko was located near 19.6, -147.6 with movement NW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 982 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph.
8 Sep 2025 - 3:00 UTC ...KIKO REMAINS A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE... ...EXPECTED TO PASS NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... As of 5:00 PM HST Sun Sep 07 the center of Kiko was located near 18.9, -146.6 with movement NW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 974 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 105 mph.
7 Sep 2025 - 21:00 UTC ...AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND THAT KIKO CONTINUES TO WEAKEN... ...EXPECTED TO PASS NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... As of 11:00 AM HST Sun Sep 07 the center of Kiko was located near 18.1, -145.5 with movement WNW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 974 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 110 mph.
7 Sep 2025 - 15:00 UTC ...KIKO GRADUALLY WEAKENING OVER COOL WATERS... ...EXPECTED TO PASS NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... As of 5:00 AM HST Sun Sep 07 the center of Kiko was located near 17.6, -144.4 with movement WNW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 965 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 115 mph.
7 Sep 2025 - 9:00 UTC ...KIKO REMAINS A MAJOR HURRICANE IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC... As of 11:00 PM HST Sat Sep 06 the center of Kiko was located near 17.1, -143.4 with movement WNW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 960 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 125 mph.
7 Sep 2025 - 3:00 UTC ...KIKO RE-STRENGTHENS TO A CATEGORY 4 AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC... As of 5:00 PM HST Sat Sep 06 the center of Kiko was located near 16.5, -142.4 with movement WNW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 946 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 140 mph.
7 Sep 2025 - 1:30 UTC ...KIKO STRENGTHENS BACK TO A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC... As of 3:30 PM HST Sat Sep 06 the center of Kiko was located near 16.5, -142.1 with movement WNW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 947 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 130 mph.
6 Sep 2025 - 23:50 UTC ...KIKO RE-STRENGTHENING OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC... As of 1:50 PM HST Sat Sep 06 the center of Kiko was located near 16.3, -141.8 with movement WNW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 951 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 125 mph.
6 Sep 2025 - 21:00 UTC ...KIKO WEAKENS SOME AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL PACIFIC... As of 11:00 AM HST Sat Sep 06 the center of Kiko was located near 16.1, -141.4 with movement WNW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 954 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 120 mph.
6 Sep 2025 - 15:00 UTC ...KIKO ENTERS THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN AS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE... As of 5:00 AM HST Sat Sep 06 the center of Kiko was located near 15.5, -140.5 with movement WNW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 948 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 130 mph.
6 Sep 2025 - 9:00 UTC ...KIKO HOLDS STEADY AS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE NEARING THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN... As of 11:00 PM HST Fri Sep 05 the center of Kiko was located near 15.1, -139.7 with movement WNW at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 946 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 140 mph.
6 Sep 2025 - 3:00 UTC ...KIKO STRENGTHENS AS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN... As of 5:00 PM HST Fri Sep 05 the center of Kiko was located near 14.9, -138.7 with movement WNW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 946 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 140 mph.
5 Sep 2025 - 21:00 UTC ...KIKO QUICKLY RE-INTENSIFIES INTO A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN... As of 11:00 AM HST Fri Sep 05 the center of Kiko was located near 14.5, -137.8 with movement WNW at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 951 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 130 mph.
5 Sep 2025 - 15:00 UTC ...KIKO NOW MOVING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST WELL TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HAWAII... As of 5:00 AM HST Fri Sep 05 the center of Kiko was located near 14.2, -137.1 with movement WNW at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 962 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 115 mph.
5 Sep 2025 - 9:00 UTC ...KIKO REMAINS A STRONG CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE WELL TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HAWAII... As of 11:00 PM HST Thu Sep 04 the center of Kiko was located near 13.9, -136.2 with movement W at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 955 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 125 mph.
5 Sep 2025 - 3:00 UTC ...KIKO WEAKENS SLIGHTLY WELL TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HAWAII... As of 5:00 PM HST Thu Sep 04 the center of Kiko was located near 13.9, -135.4 with movement W at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 954 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 125 mph.
4 Sep 2025 - 21:00 UTC ...KIKO STILL A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE AND COULD BECOME A LITTLE STRONGER... ...INTEREST IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR KIKO'S PROGRESS... As of 11:00 AM HST Thu Sep 04 the center of Kiko was located near 13.9, -134.6 with movement W at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 951 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 130 mph.
4 Sep 2025 - 15:00 UTC ...KIKO A LITTLE WEAKER, BUT COULD RE-INTENSIFY AS IT CONTINUES WESTWARD WELL TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... As of 5:00 AM HST Thu Sep 04 the center of Kiko was located near 13.8, -133.7 with movement W at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 951 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 130 mph.
4 Sep 2025 - 9:00 UTC ...KIKO HEADING WESTWARD WELL TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... As of 11:00 PM HST Wed Sep 03 the center of Kiko was located near 13.7, -133.0 with movement W at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 944 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 145 mph.
4 Sep 2025 - 3:00 UTC ...KIKO STRENGTHENS SOME MORE WELL TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... As of 5:00 PM HST Wed Sep 03 the center of Kiko was located near 13.8, -132.3 with movement W at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 944 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 145 mph.
3 Sep 2025 - 21:00 UTC ...KIKO BECOMES A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE... As of 11:00 AM HST Wed Sep 03 the center of Kiko was located near 13.9, -131.6 with movement W at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 955 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 130 mph.
3 Sep 2025 - 15:00 UTC ...KIKO EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE LATER TODAY WELL EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... As of 5:00 AM HST Wed Sep 03 the center of Kiko was located near 13.9, -130.6 with movement W at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 970 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 110 mph.
3 Sep 2025 - 9:00 UTC ...KIKO MAINTAINS CATEGORY 2 STRENGTH WELL EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... As of 11:00 PM HST Tue Sep 02 the center of Kiko was located near 13.8, -130.1 with movement W at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 973 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 105 mph.
3 Sep 2025 - 3:00 UTC ...KIKO INTENSIFIES TO CATEGORY 2 STRENGTH... As of 5:00 PM HST Tue Sep 02 the center of Kiko was located near 13.8, -129.5 with movement W at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 970 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 105 mph.
2 Sep 2025 - 21:00 UTC ...HURRICANE KIKO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN... As of 11:00 AM HST Tue Sep 02 the center of Kiko was located near 13.9, -128.9 with movement W at 6 mph. The minimum central pressure was 980 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph.
2 Sep 2025 - 15:00 UTC ...HURRICANE KIKO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN... As of 5:00 AM HST Tue Sep 02 the center of Kiko was located near 13.8, -128.3 with movement W at 6 mph. The minimum central pressure was 987 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.
2 Sep 2025 - 9:00 UTC ...KIKO BECOMES A HURRICANE... As of 11:00 PM HST Mon Sep 01 the center of Kiko was located near 13.8, -127.9 with movement W at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 990 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph.
2 Sep 2025 - 3:00 UTC ...KIKO MAINTAINS STRENGTH AND CONTINUES WESTWARD... As of 5:00 PM HST Mon Sep 01 the center of Kiko was located near 13.8, -127.3 with movement W at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 993 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.
1 Sep 2025 - 21:00 UTC ...KIKO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN... As of 11:00 AM HST Mon Sep 01 the center of Kiko was located near 13.8, -126.7 with movement WSW at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 999 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.
1 Sep 2025 - 15:00 UTC ...KIKO FORECAST TO RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE BY TUESDAY... As of 5:00 AM HST Mon Sep 01 the center of Kiko was located near 14.0, -126.3 with movement W at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 998 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.
1 Sep 2025 - 9:00 UTC ...KIKO HOLDING STEADY AS IT CONTINUES WESTWARD... As of 11:00 PM HST Sun Aug 31 the center of Kiko was located near 14.1, -125.5 with movement W at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1004 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.
1 Sep 2025 - 3:00 UTC ...KIKO EXPECTED TO STEADILY STRENGTHEN DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS... As of 5:00 PM HST Sun Aug 31 the center of Kiko was located near 14.5, -124.6 with movement W at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1004 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.
31 Aug 2025 - 21:00 UTC ...KIKO MOVING WESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH... As of 11:00 AM HST Sun Aug 31 the center of Kiko was located near 14.4, -124.0 with movement W at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1006 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.
31 Aug 2025 - 15:00 UTC ...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS TO TROPICAL STORM KIKO... As of 5:00 AM HST Sun Aug 31 the center of Kiko was located near 14.4, -123.1 with movement W at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1007 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.
31 Aug 2025 - 9:00 UTC ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN-E FORMS WELL SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA... As of 11:00 PM HST Sat Aug 30 the center of Eleven-E was located near 14.4, -122.3 with movement W at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1009 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.
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