(AP) — Hurricane Kiko intensified into a major hurricane in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday at the same time Hurricane Lorena geared up to lash the coast of Mexico’s Baja California. Kiko surged to Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with maximum sustained winds near 145 mph (233 kph), according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. It was centered about 1,560 miles (2,510 kilometers) east of Hilo, Hawaii, and was traveling west at 9 mph (15 kph). The wind scale ranges from 1 to 5, with hurricane categories 3 and above considered major hurricanes. Meanwhile, Lorena was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 85 mph (137 kph), though it was expected weaken and become a tropical storm on Thursday, the hurricane center said.