Hurricanes Lorena and Kiko are intensifying in the Pacific Ocean, raising concerns about potential flash flooding, rip currents, and high surf conditions in the United States.

Hurricane Lorena is expected to move into northwestern Mexico in the coming days. The storm could bring significant rainfall to the Southwest, particularly in Arizona, on Friday and Saturday. The National Weather Service (NWS) warns that the remnants of Lorena may lead to heavy rain in the region.

In addition to rainfall, Lorena is likely to create life-threatening surf and rip current conditions along parts of the southern and western coasts of Baja California Sur over the next few days, according to the NWS.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Kiko has developed into a major Category 4 hurricane, located about 1,500 miles east of Hawaii as of Thursday. Although Kiko is expected to encounter cooler waters and less favorable atmospheric conditions over the weekend, which may weaken the storm, Hawaii could still experience impacts.

Kiko is projected to approach Hawaii next Tuesday and Wednesday, potentially bringing dangerously high surf and strong wind gusts from Tuesday through Thursday. Flooding rains are also a possibility, depending on the storm's path.

These developments follow Hurricane Erin, which caused rough waves and coastal flooding in North Carolina's Outer Banks last month. As Lorena and Kiko form in the Pacific, the National Hurricane Center has predicted an above-normal hurricane season for the Atlantic.