Weakening Hurricane Kiko Expected to Pass North of Hawaiian Islands
by Daniel McCarthy
Photo: National Hurricane Center
Hurricane Kiko, which was once a powerful Category 4 storm, is expected to pass north of the Hawaiian islands over the next two days as a significantly weaker system.
According to the National Hurricane Center, Hawaii will likely avoid the worst of the storm. Kiko is forecast to pass north of the islands Tuesday and Wednesday, and even as a Category 2 hurricane, it is expected to weaken to a tropical storm by late Monday.
The NHC has not issued any watches or warnings for Hawaii and is alerting everyone to simply “monitor the progress of Kiko.” The agency expects swells generated by the storm to build and peak along the eastern shores of the islands from late Monday through midweek, which could lead to life-threatening surf and rip currents. The storm is not expected to make landfall.
Travel is forecast to remain mostly on schedule. Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America, which left Honolulu on a seven-day roundtrip Hawaiian itinerary, remains on its course as of Monday morning. According to Cruise Ship Tracker, no other cruise ships are scheduled to be in Hawaii this week.
