Forecasters warn that Hurricane Kristy's swells are "likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

After reaching a Category 5 classification, Hurricane Kristy weakened on Thursday evening over the Pacific Ocean, offshore of Baja.

Hurricane Kristy is expected to rapidly weaken over open waters throughout the day Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday and was expected to remain away from land as it churns in the Pacific Ocean, forecasters said. The major hurricane was 710 miles (1,

Hurricane Kristy has rapidly intensified into a Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to strengthen further as it heads westward, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane on Thursday. It has since weakened slightly to a Category 3.

Hurricane Kristy is weakening as it moves northwest across the East Pacific. As of 5 a.m. Hawaii time, Kristy was a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph and located about 2,000 miles east-southeast of Hilo,