NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER and
CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER

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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1100 AM PDT Sat Aug 15 2026

For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude:

Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical 
Storm Lala, located a little less than a hundred miles southeast 
of South Point, Hawaii. 

The National Hurricane Center is also issuing advisories on 
Tropical Depression Hernan, located well west-southwest of the 
southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula.

South of Mexico:
An area of low pressure could form several hundred miles south of 
the coast of southern Mexico near the middle portion of next week. 
Some gradual development of this system is possible, while the 
system moves westward or west-northwestward well south of Mexico.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.

Western Portion of the East Pacific:
An area of low pressure is expected form well to the west-southwest 
of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula by early next 
week. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual 
development of this system and a tropical depression could form 
around the middle of next week while it moves generally westward 
across the western portion of the east Pacific.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...40 percent.

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Forecaster Katz/Berg