Experts explain.

Hurricane Karina's swells are expected to reach Southern California, bringing life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

As Hurricane Marie moves northwest in the Pacific, the National Weather Service has issued Coastal Flood and High Surf Advisories for San Diego County starting Saturday morning. Residents should prepare for potentially dangerous surf reaching 6 to 10 feet and possible flash flooding throughout Labor Day weekend.

Distant hurricanes will impact the California coast Labor Day weekend, raising the risk of dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves.

A surge of tropical activity fueled by an active El Niño is pushing multiple hurricanes across the eastern and central Pacific, putting Hawaii on alert and sending heavy moisture toward California and the desert Southwest.

Three storms, spurred on by El Niño, are inching closer to Hawaii. Could one of them even affect California this weekend?

Hurricane Karina developed Sunday night in the Pacific Ocean and quickly escalated into a Category 4 storm, feeding off warm waters far offshore.

A tropical storm warning has been issued for Hawaii‘s offshore waters as powerful Hurricane Lowell churns through the Central Pacific, prompting forecasters to warn of strengthening winds, building seas and dangerous marine conditions around the islands through the end of the week.