Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook

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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
500 AM PDT Sat Aug 15 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 a couple hundred miles east-southeast of Hilo, 
Hawaii. 
The National Hurricane Center is also issuing advisories on 
Tropical Depression Hernan, located well west-southwest 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 near the middle portion of next week. 
Some gradual development of this system is possible, 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...30 percent.
Western Portion of the East Pacific:
An area of low pressure could form well to the west-southwest of the 
southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula by the middle of next 
week. Gradual development of this system is possible thereafter 
while it moves generally westward across the western portion of the 
east Pacific.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.