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Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook


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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
500 AM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026

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

Central Pacific:
A tropical wave located about 1000 miles east-southeast of the 
Hawaiian Islands is producing disorganized showers and 
thunderstorms.  Environmental conditions are forecast to be 
conducive for further development, and a tropical depression is 
expected to form during the next few days while the system moves 
west-northwestward across the Central Pacific. 
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.

Western East Pacific:
A tropical wave located several hundred miles southwest of the 
southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula is producing a large 
area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms.  Environmental 
conditions are forecast to be conducive for gradual development, 
and a tropical depression could form during the next few days while 
the system moves slowly west-northwestward to northwestward across 
the western portion of the East Pacific. 
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...60 percent.

Southwest of Mexico:
An area of low pressure could form well offshore of the 
southwestern coast of Mexico by the middle part of the week.  
Little, if any, development is anticipated while it moves 
generally west-northwestward.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.

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Forecaster Roberts