Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
611 ABPZ20 KNHC 121142 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026 For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude: Central Pacific (CP93): A low pressure area is located about 1050 miles east-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands. The associated shower and thunderstorm activity is currently disorganized. However, environmental conditions are conducive for further development, and a tropical depression or storm is expected to form within the next day or so while the system moves generally west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. Interests in the Hawaiian Islands should closely monitor the progress of this system. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent. Western East Pacific (EP99): A low pressure system located about midway between Hawaii and the west coast of Mexico is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. While this disturbance has changed little in organization during the past few hours, any significant increase in the organization of the associated showers and thunderstorms would result in the formation of a tropical depression today. The system is forecast to move slowly westward or northwestward over the next couple of days and encounter less favorable environmental conditions late this week. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 percent.