Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook

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ABPZ20 KNHC 132338
TWOEP 
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
500 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 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 several hundred miles east-southeast of Hilo, 
Hawaii. 
The National Hurricane Center is also issuing advisories on Tropical 
Storm Hernan, located well west of the southern tip of the Baja 
California Peninsula. 
South of Mexico:
An area of low pressure could form several hundred miles south of 
the coast of southern Mexico early next week.  Some gradual 
development of this system is possible thereafter while the system 
moves westward or west-northwestward well south of Mexico.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.
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Public Advisories on Tropical Storm Hernan are issued under WMO 
header WTPZ33 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPEP3.
Forecast/Advisories on Tropical Storm Hernan are issued under WMO 
header WTPZ23 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMEP3.