Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
NHC E. Pacific Multi-source Article posted: 6h 03m ago 77 views
000 ABPZ20 KNHC 171718 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 AM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026 For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Lala, located a few hundred miles west-southwest of Lihue, Hawaii. South of Mexico: An area of low pressure is expected to form several hundred miles south of the coast of southern Mexico near the end of the week. Gradual development of this system is likely to occur, and a tropical depression is expected to form by this weekend as the system moves west-northwestward while remaining well offshore of Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 percent. Western Portion of the East Pacific: A broad area of low pressure could form well to the southeast of the Hawaiian Islands during the latter part of the week. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form towards the end of the week or over the weekend as the system moves generally westward across the western portion of the east Pacific and into the central Pacific. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...50 percent. $$ Forecaster Katz/Reinhart
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