it did so, the hurricane was characterized with a well-defined eye and outflow radiating far away from the center. Fico intensified into a major hurricane by 12:00 UTC on July 11 and later peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of a day later. On July 13–14, the cyclone passed over a pocket of ocean waters, which caused it to rapidly weaken to Category 1 intensity. However, underlying waters soon warmed again, allowing Fico to regain Category 4 strength. Fico fluctuated in intensity over many days as it crossed into the Central Pacific basin and passed south of Hawaii. After July 20, the hurricane curved northwest ahead of an upper-level trough, bringing the storm over cooler waters again. The system rapidly weakened, finally dissipating after 18:00 UTC on July 28 after having traveled . At the time, Fico was the longest-duration hurricane and furthest-traveled hurricane on record in the Central Pacific. It tracked further than any West Pacific typhoon by that point, and only one typhoon – Rita in 1972 – persisted at that intensity longer than Fico. In the Atlantic, only hurricanes Ginger, Carrie, and Faith exceeded Fico with regard to distance traveled or time spent as a hurricane. Fico produced considerable impacts in Hawaii. Southerly flow in association with a cyclone over the Southern Hemisphere combined with east-northeasterly flow from the hurricane, producing beach road flooding along the southeastern shore of the Big Island while Fico was still away. Ocean waves, breaking at at the coast and larger values offshore, caused severe damage to beachfront homes and roads. Similar waves were observed along the coasts of Oahu and Kauai. A sloop became stranded in the cyclone's circulation, forcing a Navy torpedo boat to rescue six people on board. A tugboat was run aground on a reef along the southern shore of Kauai. By July 21, a strong trade wind gradient exacerbated by the presence of Fico caused widespread winds over , which resulted in downed trees and power outages. Overall damage in Hawaii totaled $200,000. A week later, the remnants of the storm became intertwined with a strong frontal system, producing heavy rain and winds up to to the Aleutian Islands. Hurricane Gilma An area of disturbed weather spawned by a tropical wave developed southeast of Acapulco on July 11 and rapidly grew in size. It developed into a tropical depression around 00:00 UTC on July 13