Hurricane Kiko, Hawaii and Pacific
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Five people were rescued from the Pacific Ocean near the pier in downtown Oceanside after getting into distress. The rescues come amid a high rip current risk at San Diego area beaches, with 3 to 5-foot waves.
Kiko, once a Category 4 hurricane, weakened to a tropical storm, but will still bring the risk of heavy rainfall and dangerous surf to Hawaii.
As experts continue to monitor the footage, the hurricane is already showing "unbelievable" signs in the Pacific Ocean. Meteorologist @MaxVelocityWX gave an honest assessment of the hurricane. Just hours ago, the system was tracking over the Pacific Ocean. Hurricane Kiko was looking strong, and with quite an eye.
A state of emergency remains in effect across the state of Hawaii as powerful Hurricane Kiko continues to barrel across the Central Pacific Ocean on a path bringing it close to the Aloha State this week.
Kiko continues on a path to pass through the north side of the Hawaiian Islands, bringing the potential of life-threatening rip current conditions.
For all of the natural and human-made hardships the U.S. west coast must endure—earthquakes, droughts, wildfires—it is generally spared hurricanes. Even as two new named storm systems—hurricane Kiko and tropical storm Lorena—currently churn in the Pacific Ocean,
Forecasters said Kiko could get even stronger in the next day or so, but that its intensity was likely to fluctuate after that. There were no watches or warnings associated with Kiko and no hazards affecting land.
Some of the fastest ocean currents in the world have been discovered off South Africa, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar. These can be used to generate energy.