Hurricane Kiko Surges Back to a Category 4
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HNN's First Alert weather team is tracking the latest updates and predictions as hurricane Kiko approaches Hawaii.
Hurricane Erin raced from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm. If Erin keeps ramping up, is there a Category 6?
At 5 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, Hurricane Kiko was located near latitude 13.8 North, longitude 133.7 West. Kiko is moving toward the west near 9 mph and this motion is expected to continue through tonight. On Friday, Kiko is expected to turn west-northwestward and maintain this motion for the following few days.
Annular tropical cyclones resemble doughnut shaped features with a large symmetric eye and a lack of spiral rainbands. The annular shape is more common across the Pacific than in the Atlantic and often occurs when they reach Category 3 or higher intensity on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.