Rapid Intensification Watch: Orlene and Meranti Spin Up in the Pacific

While the Atlantic is on the tepid side this weekend in terms of tropical cyclones, we have two potentially fearsome storms in the Pacific. Tropical Storm Orlene could attain Category 1 or 2 strength well southwest of Mexico before turning out to sea, while Typhoon Meranti is en route to a potential landfall in Taiwan by midweek, potentially as a Category 4 storm. In the Atlantic, two tropical waves show little signs of development, while a third has some potential for becoming a tropical storm

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