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Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook


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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
500 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 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 several hundred miles north of Kure Atoll, and 
on Tropical Storm Iselle, located well to the west of the southern 
tip of the Baja California Peninsula.

Central East Pacific (EP93):
A broad area of low pressure located well south of southwestern 
Mexico continues to produce a large area of showers and 
thunderstorms. Although the system has not become better organized 
over the last several hours, environmental conditions are still 
expected to support gradual development of this system, and a 
tropical depression is likely to form tonight or on Thursday. The 
system is forecast to move west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph, well 
offshore of Mexico.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.

Western East Pacific (EP94):
An area of low pressure located well to the east-southeast of the 
Hawaiian Islands has become slightly better organized over the last 
several hours. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual 
development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to 
form late this week or early this weekend while the system drifts to 
the northeast, before turning westward by early next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...60 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.

Well Offshore of Southwestern Mexico:
An area of low pressure is forecast to form this weekend well to the 
south of southwestern Mexico. Environmental conditions appear 
favorable for some gradual development of this system, and a 
tropical depression is likely to form early next week while it moves 
westward to west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. 
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 percent.

Central Pacific:
An area of low pressure could form well south of the Hawaiian 
Islands over the weekend or early next week. Some gradual 
development is possible thereafter while the system moves 
slowly west-northwestward, well south-southwest of the Hawaiian 
Islands.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.

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Forecaster Evans/Zelinsky