000 ACPN50 PHFO 201249 TWOCP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI 200 AM HST Tue Aug 20 2024 For the central North Pacific...between 140W and 180W: Approximately 1300 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii (EP90/E91): A large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms is associated with two disturbances over the western portion of the East Pacific basin. These systems are expected to merge later today or tonight, and gradual development is expected after they merge. A tropical depression is likely to form within the next couple of days while the disturbance moves west-northwestward into the Central Pacific basin Wednesday night or early Thursday. 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