000 ACPN50 PHFO 200534 TWOCP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI 800 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 has changed little in organization in association with an area of low pressure located well east southeast of Hawaii. Environmental conditions appear conducive for further development, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next day or two. The disturbance is forecast to meander slowly northward or northeastward during the next day to two, while interacting with or possibly combining with another disturbance located a few hundred miles to its east-northeast. The combined system is then forecast to accelerate west-northwestward into the Central Pacific basin by Wednesday night. Information on this system's development can also be found in the Tropical Weather Outlook for the Eastern Pacific basin. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent. Elsewhere, no tropical cyclones are expected during the next 7 days. && The Tropical Weather Outlook for the Eastern Pacific basin can be found under AWIPS header HFOTWOEP and WMO header ABPZ20 KNHC and on the web at hurricanes.gov $$ Forecaster Blood