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Hurricane Kiko Intensifies to a Category 4 in the Pacific Ocean
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KWXX – Hilo, HI
(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.
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