Hurricane Kiko continues to barrel toward the Hawaiian Islands as a major hurricane and is expected to begin creating dangerous surf conditions in the coming days.

According to a late-night advisory from the National Hurricane Center on Thursday, Sept. 4, Kiko is located about 1,515 miles east-southeast of Honolulu with maximum sustained winds near 125 mph with higher gusts, making it a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

Hurricane center forecasters said some strengthening is possible throughout the day on Friday, Sept. 5, followed by slow weakening beginning Friday night and through the weekend.

Hurricane forecasters said Kiko could pass near Hawaii or possibly make landfall sometime toward the middle of next week, but it's still too soon to tell its ex

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