Tropical Storm Kiko 2013 Update: Slow Moving Storm Weakening in Eastern Pacific
Tropical Storm Kiko is still being monitored as is continues to track off the coast of Central America, but it is not expected to pose any significant threat.
As of Monday the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reported that Kiko was 425 miles west-southwest of Baja California peninsula's southern tip in Mexico. It had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph and was heading north at 7 mph.
Tropical Storm Kiko is now considered a Post-Tropical Cyclone, according to the National Weather Service's National Hurricane Center in Miami which stated "Kiko becomes a remnant low… This is the last advisory."
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The release also added the system was "devoid of any significant convection… a shallow vortex embedded in weak low-level steering flow."
No coastal watches or warnings had been issued and there is no anticipated threat to the coast. Little motion from Kiko is expected over the next few days, the Center reported.
For further information on the system, the Center directed readers to the High Seas forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
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 30th as well.
This year has been particular quite for the Western pacific in terms of named storms, but it has been a relatively active season in the Eastern Pacific with nine named storms so far this season. On average, there are only three Eastern Pacific hurricanes by the first week of August, with hurricane season running until Nov. 1.
