In the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Kiko is getting itself into gear as a 95 kt (110 mph) Category 2 hurricane. It is expected to peak at 115 kts (130 mph), a Category 4 hurricane.
Also in the Eastern Pacific we have concurrent Hurricane Lorena threatening the Baja California peninsula as a 70 kt (80 mph) Category 1 hurricane currently. It is expected to intensify a bit more to 85 kts (100 mph), which is a Category 2 hurricane. It is then expected to weaken before crossing over Baja California and briefly move across the Gulf of California before moving inland over mainland Mexico. Its remnants could bring decent rains to Arizona and Texas when all is said and done.
Recently we had Tropical Storm Nongfa in the South China Sea in the Western Pacific, which was a weak tropical storm that struck Vietnam and affected the same region that Typhoon Kajiki recently struck. It degenerated into a remnant low over Laos but its remnants survived into the Bay of Bengal in the North Indian Ocean. The remnants then moved into the east coast of India yesterday and dissipated. It had the Philippine name Jacinto.
About an hour ago Invest 95W became Tropical Depression 21W. 21W is expected to briefly become a tropical storm before getting picked up by the jet stream over the northern Western Pacific and whipped eastwards out to sea as an extratropical cyclone.
In the Atlantic we are watching a disturbance very closely that has a 30%/70% chance right now.
