Hurricane Kiko Surges Back to a Category 4 as Forecasters Monitor Potential Impacts on Hawaii

This GOES-West GeoColor satellite image taken Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at 11 a.m. EDT and provided by NOAA, shows Hurricane Kiko churning over open waters in the Pacific Ocean. NOAA via AP

MIAMI—Hurricane Kiko regained intensity to a Category 4 system on a path toward Hawaii over the next several days as post-tropical cyclone Lorena soaked Mexico’s Baja California peninsula with heavy rain, forecasters said Friday.

Kiko had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph), and the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said it could strengthen more Friday afternoon and evening.