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First Alert: Tropical Storm Kiko forms in Eastern Pacific
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Tropical Storm Kiko has formed far to the east of Hawaii with a forecast track that could take it just south of the islands.
The National Hurricane Center said in data valid at 11 a.m. Sunday, Kiko was located about 1,090 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California and was moving to the west at 9 miles per hour.
Kiko had maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour with higher gusts. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 30 miles from the center.
Forecasters said Kiko is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Tuesday. It is forecast to cross into the Central Pacific sometime late Thursday or Friday.
Tropical Storm Kiko forms in eastern Pacific Ocean, expected to become a hurricane
A new tropical storm has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean, more than 1,000 miles off the coast of Mexico. There was no immediate threat to land.
Tropical Storm Kiko developed early Sunday and is expected to become a hurricane later this week, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The hurricane center did not issue any coastal watches or warnings.
"Strengthening is expected during the next couple of days, and the system is forecast to become a hurricane by Tuesday," the hurricane center said.
The storm's center was located about 1,045 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California.
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Tropical Storm Kiko Forms In East Pacific, Expected To Become A Hurricane
HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi – Kiko is forecast to become a hurricane by Tuesday as the storm moves west towards the Central Pacific.
(BIVN) – A new tropical storm has formed in the Eastern Pacific, and forecasters expect it will strengthen into a hurricane as it moves west.
Tropical Storm Kiko is currently 1045 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, moving west at 9 mph. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. The National Hurricane Center forecasts Kiko to become a hurricane by Tuesday.
Satellite imagery and a recent AMSR2 pass show a curved band wrapping around the western semicircle of the cyclone, along with a burst of deep convection developing over the center where cloud tops are near -80 C. The convective banding now wraps more than halfway around the circulation, which, along with Dvorak current intensity estimates of 2.5/35 kt from TAFB and up to 3.0/45 kt from SAB, supports upgrading the system to Tropical Storm Kiko with an initial intensity of 35 kt.
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