Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
334 ABPZ20 KNHC 152320 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM 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 just offshore of South Point, Hawaii. The National Hurricane Center has issued the last advisory on Post-Tropical Cyclone 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 around the middle portion of next week. Some gradual development of this system is possible thereafter while the system moves 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 is expected form well to the west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula early next week. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form during the middle to latter portions of next week 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...medium...50 percent.