Hawaii Braces as Category 4 Lowell Edges Toward the Islands with Uncertain Track

Hurricane Lowell remains a Category 4 storm about 450 miles south of Hawaii, with a forecasted weekend turn that could take its center west of Kauai, though track uncertainty remains high; wind advisories and a high-surf advisory are in effect, and forecasters warn residents to prepare for a potential major-hurricane threat next week, while Karina approaches the central Pacific but currently poses no land threat.