Tropical Storm Kiko Map and Update 2013: Advisory Says No Threat on Coasts
Tropical Storm Kiko continues to swirl in the eastern Pacific, however reports say the storm is expected to weaken in the coming days.
On Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reported that Kiko (KEE'-koh) was seen 380 miles west-southwest of Baja California peninsula's southern tip in Mexico. According to the Huffington Post, it had a maximum sustained winds of 70 mph and was headed north at 7 mph. It was expected to weaken by the end of the day.
Notably, as of Monday, the National Weather Service reported that the Tropical Storm has been reduced to a Post-Tropical Cyclone. The National Hurricane Center noted on its last weather advisory that "KIKO BECOMES A REMNANT LOW...THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY." The advisory was released at 2 p.m.
Also, according to the report by the National Hurricane Center, the maximum sustained winds of Kiko have been reduced to 35 mph already, moving toward the west. It is expected to weaken further in the next 48 hours.
"AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE KIKO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.6 WEST. THE POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 1 MPH...2 KM/H. LITTLE MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS," noted the official advisory. "MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND THE REMNANT LOW IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY WEDNESDAY."
According to NHC, the hurricane season in the Atlantic starts June 1 and ends five months later on November 30. For the Eastern Pacific, hurricane season lasts longer, beginning on May 15th and ends six months after on November 30 as well.
So far, no warnings have been issued nor is there any threat to the coasts.
"THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT," wrote the advisory.