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ACPN50 PHFO 151742
TWOCP 

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI
800 AM HST Sat Aug 15 2020

For the central North Pacific...between 140W and 180W:

An area of low pressure is located around 550 miles south of Hilo, 
Hawaii. Shower and thunderstorm activity with the feature has 
persisted over the past six hours. Environmental conditions 
are expected to become more conducive for development during 
the next few days and a tropical depression may form later this 
weekend or early next week as the system moves steadily west at 
around 10 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...60 percent.

Elsewhere, no tropical cyclones are expected during the next 5 days.

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Forecaster Kinel