000 ACPN50 PHFO 261137 TWOCP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI 200 AM HST Sat Oct 26 2024 For the central North Pacific...between 140W and 180W: About 2600 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii: A large area of showers and thunderstorms is currently located well to the southwest of the southwestern tip of the Baja California peninsula. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development, and a tropical depression could form by the middle of next week while the system moves westward or west-northwestward at about 15 mph. This system is expected to move into the central Pacific basin on Wednesday or Thursday. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...50 percent. $$ Forecaster M Ballard