000 ACPN50 PHFO 192349 TWOCP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI 200 PM HST Mon Aug 19 2024 For the central North Pacific...between 140W and 180W: Approximately 1300 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii (EP90): Shower and thunderstorm activity continues in association with an area of low pressure located well east-southeast of Hawaii. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for development and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next couple of days. The disturbance is forecast to meander slowly northward or northeastward during the next couple of days or so, before accelerating west-northwestward into the Central Pacific basin by the latter portion of the week. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent. Elsewhere, no tropical cyclones are expected during the next 7 days. $$ Forecaster TS