El Niño-warmed seas are pushing tides unusually high in California, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a coastal flood advisory for San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay.

Southern California is “playing with a similar setup” to Hurricane Marie, which caused destruction in Laguna Beach and Newport Beach in early September.

Strong winds, large waves and storm surge are possible in Orange and San Diego counties, with heavy rain and flash flooding possible in Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Las Vegas and Phoenix.

California’s exceptionally hot start to October will soon give way to a major change. Cooler weather is expected, but beyond that, things are uncertain.

The 2015–16 El Niño was one of the most powerful of the last 145 years, according to a new coastal-erosion study by USGS scientists and colleagues from universities and state agencies.

King tides in California will be extremely high during the Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks. A simultaneous storm could wreak havoc on transportation and push the tides to record territory.

The National Weather Service has expanded a heat advisory across most of the Bay Area, with the weekend’s toasty temperatures expected to increase slightly on Sunday.

Southern California is “playing with a similar setup” to Hurricane Marie, which caused destruction in Laguna Beach and Newport Beach in early September.

Flash flooding to be a risk here today as well as in south Texas. Record heat continues in California.

The National Weather Service has expanded a heat advisory across most of the Bay Area, with the weekend’s toasty temperatures expected to increase slightly on Sunday.

Tides much higher than normal, and potentially record-breaking, will occur in San Francisco and other parts of the Bay Area this winter due to the effects of El Niño.