000  
ABPZ20 KNHC 211144  
TWOEP  
 
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
500 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
FOR THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC EAST OF 180 LONGITUDE:  
 
SOUTH OF SOUTHERN MEXICO (EP94):  
SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT A LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED A FEW  
HUNDRED MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC IS  
PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS ACTIVITY  
CONTINUES TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED, AND IF CURRENT TRENDS  
PERSIST, A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO FORM LATER TODAY. THE  
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT AROUND  
10 MPH DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WELL OFFSHORE THE COAST OF  
SOUTHERN MEXICO. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING GALE  
WARNINGS, SEE THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 48 HOURS...HIGH...NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 7 DAYS...HIGH...NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
 
WESTERN CENTRAL PACIFIC:  
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO FORM IN THE FAR WESTERN  
CENTRAL PACIFIC A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTHWEST OF JOHNSON ATOLL LATE  
THIS WEEKEND OF EARLY NEXT WEEK. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR  
CONDUCIVE FOR SOME GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT THEREAFTER WHILE THE SYSTEM  
MOVES GENERALLY EASTWARD TO EAST-NORTHEASTWARD.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 48 HOURS...LOW...NEAR 0 PERCENT.  
* FORMATION CHANCE THROUGH 7 DAYS...LOW...20 PERCENT.  
 

 
HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
CAN BE FOUND UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFEPI, WMO HEADER FZPN02  
KWBC, AND ON THE WEB AT OCEAN.WEATHER.GOV/SHTML/NFDHSFEPI.PHP  
 

 
FORECASTER KELLY  
 
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