Hurricane Kiko surges back to a Category 4 as forecasters monitor potential impacts on Hawaii

MIAMI (AP) — 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.

The major hurricane was about 1,195 miles (1,925 kilometers) east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, but forecasters said Kiko could have impacts on the state next week. The hurricane was moving west-northwest at 10 mph (17 kph), forecasters said. Some Hawaiian Islands could experience swells that cause life-threatening surf and rip currents, as soon as the end of the weekend.

Other impacts from Kiko wer