HONOLULU (KHON2) — Although the latest forecast puts the state out of the cone of uncertainty for Hurricane Kiko, emergency officials are warning residents and visitors to brace for dangerous surf conditions beginning as early as tonight on the Big Island.
Hurricane Kiko forecast to weaken, pass north of the state as a tropical storm
The National Weather Service says swells generated by Kiko will reach Hawaiʻi Island and Maui County Sunday night, with surf expected to build to warning levels by Monday. While the threat of heavy rain and strong winds has diminished, the risk at the shoreline remains high.
“We’re very excited Kiko has decided to take a northerly turn and continues to trend that way,” said Dr. Randal Collins, Honolulu Department of Emergency Management Administrator. “We’re going to continue to monitor it and any chance it deviates to the south we’ll be looking at that very closely.”
Forecasters estimate less than a 10 percent chance of tropical storm-force winds anywhere in the state, but they warn that powerful swells along east-facing shores could wrap around to other sides of the islands…