000 ACPN50 PHFO 101148 TWOCP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI 200 AM HST Mon Aug 10 2020 For the central North Pacific...between 140W and 180W: An area of low pressure is expected to form around 1400 miles southeast of Hilo, Hawaii in a couple of days. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for gradual development, and a tropical depression could form late this week while the system moves slowly westward toward the central Pacific basin. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...medium...60 percent. Elsewhere, no tropical cyclones are expected during the next 5 days. $$ Forecaster Gibbs