322  
ABPZ20 KNHC 191140  
TWOEP  
 
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
500 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
FOR THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC EAST OF 180 LONGITUDE:  
 
ACTIVE SYSTEMS:  
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE  
LALA, LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTHEAST OF LISIANSKI ISLAND.  
 
CENTRAL PACIFIC (EP90):  
A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED WELL TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE HAWAIIAN  
ISLANDS IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH  
SOME SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR  
CONDUCIVE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM, AND A TROPICAL  
DEPRESSION IS LIKELY TO FORM DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE  
THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH AND  
CROSSES INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 48 HOURS...HIGH...70 PERCENT.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 7 DAYS...HIGH...80 PERCENT.  
 
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MEXICO:  
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO FORM SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES  
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO AROUND THE END OF  
THE WEEK. GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS LIKELY THEREAFTER,  
AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO FORM THIS WEEKEND WHILE THE  
SYSTEM MOVES GENERALLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD, REMAINING WELL OFFSHORE  
OF MEXICO.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 48 HOURS...LOW...NEAR 0 PERCENT.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 7 DAYS...HIGH...80 PERCENT.  
 
 
FORECASTER REINHART  
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