{"id": "1204828997084872707", "title": "Tropical Cyclone Discussion", "adv_date": "2026-08-26T15:00:00Z", "msg": "041\nWTPA42 PHFO 261437\nTCDCP2\n \nTropical Storm Lala Discussion Number  57\nNWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI   CP012026\nIssued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL\n500 AM HST Wed Aug 26 2026\n \nLala's deep convection has been decreasing in coverage, with \ncontinued evidence of dry air intrusion over the southern portion of \nthe circulation.  Also, some southwesterly vertical wind shear \nappears to now be affecting the system.  Although Dvorak intensity \nestimates are slowly decreasing, a Metop-C scatterometer pass from a \nfew hours ago suggests that the intensity is still near 40 kt.  The \nSHIPS guidance shows increasing shear over Lala with relatively dry \nair, and SSTs should remain near 23 deg C.  Therefore, additional \nslow weakening is likely and Lala is expected to degenerate into a \npost-tropical remnant low in 48 hours.  The system is forecast to \ncross the International Date line around that time as well.\n\nRecent center fixes now show a slow north-northwestward motion \naround 330/4 kt.  A mid-level ridge to the northeast of Lala should \nresult in a north-northwesterly to northwesterly track for the next \nfew days.  The official track prediction is only a tad to the right \nand slightly slower than the previous NHC forecast.  This is in \nclose agreement with the latest corrected consensus, HCCA, guidance. \n Post-tropical Lala is forecast to accelerate deeper into the \nmid-latitudes over the weekend, and it should open up into a trough \nover the northern Pacific before reaching the western Aleutian \nIslands.\n \n \nFORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS\n \nINIT  26/1500Z 35.8N 178.0W   40 KT  45 MPH\n 12H  27/0000Z 36.3N 178.4W   40 KT  45 MPH\n 24H  27/1200Z 37.1N 178.9W   40 KT  45 MPH\n 36H  28/0000Z 37.9N 179.4W   35 KT  40 MPH\n 48H  28/1200Z 38.4N 179.9E   30 KT  35 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW\n 60H  29/0000Z 38.9N 178.7E   30 KT  35 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW\n 72H  29/1200Z 40.0N 177.0E   25 KT  30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW\n 96H  30/1200Z 45.5N 175.0E   25 KT  30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW\n120H  31/1200Z...DISSIPATED\n \n"}