168  
ABPZ20 KNHC 170502  
TWOEP  
 
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1100 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 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 COUPLE HUNDRED MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF LIHUE,  
HAWAII.  
 
SOUTH OF MEXICO:  
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE COULD FORM SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF  
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO AROUND THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK.  
GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER, AND A  
TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD DEVELOP TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK OR  
NEXT WEEKEND AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD WHILE STAYING  
SOUTH OF MEXICO.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 48 HOURS...LOW...NEAR 0 PERCENT.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 7 DAYS...MEDIUM...50 PERCENT.  
 
WESTERN PORTION OF THE EAST PACIFIC:  
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE COULD FORM WELL TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE  
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. ENVIRONMENTAL  
CONDITIONS APPEAR CONDUCIVE FOR GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM,  
AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK AND  
INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE SYSTEM MOVES GENERALLY WESTWARD ACROSS THE  
WESTERN PORTION OF THE EAST PACIFIC AND INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC.  
 
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 48 HOURS...LOW...NEAR 0 PERCENT.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 7 DAYS...MEDIUM...50 PERCENT.  
 
 
FORECASTER EVANS/HAGEN  
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