Kiko was a Category 3 hurricane, but far enough away from the Hawaiian Islands that the National Hurricane Center in Miami said it was too early to tell the exact location and severity of impacts expected to reach the 50th U.S. state around the middle part of next week.
Hurricane Kiko heads toward Hawaii as Lorena remnants linger near western Mexico
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Meanwhile, Hurricane Kiko intensified with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (169 kph) as it traveled west over open waters about 1,740 miles (2,800 kilometers) east of Hilo, Hawaii, the hurricane center said.
Hurricane Kiko and Tropical Storm Lorena gaining strength over the eastern Pacific Ocean
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