Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
932 ABPZ20 KNHC 160532 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 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 Hurricane Lala, located a short distance to the west of South Point, Hawaii. 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. Gradual development of this system is possible thereafter, and a tropical depression could form late next week or over the weekend while the system moves west-northwestward, well south of Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent. Western Portion of the East Pacific: An area of low pressure is expected to 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.