Kiko remains a hurricane , but should by tomorrow weaken into a tropical storm. If the eye went over Hawaii, there would still be some devastation and a lot of flooding. However, the track has been predicted to pass sufficiently north of the state such that high surf and associated damage might well be the only problem. In the West Pacific is Typhoon Tapah, which just attained typhoon strength today and made landfall over China well away from Macao. The Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of America are eerily quiet as high season begins. No serious ocean storms are predicted for at least the next week. In the East Pacific is Post-Tropical Cyclone Lorene so inconsequential that it is not even shown on the map. She was a hurricane on September 3, strengthened to 85 MPH on the 4th, but later that day lost hurricane status. Almost all ocean storms in the East Pacific threaten Mexico, especially the Baha Peninsula, but only very rarely extend into California....
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