Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
607 ABPZ20 KNHC 260531 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 PM PDT Tue Aug 25 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 north of Kure Atoll, and on Tropical Storm Iselle, located well to the west of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. Central East Pacific (EP93): Shower and thunderstorm activity has increased since yesterday in association with a tropical wave located well to the south of southwestern Mexico. Environmental conditions are expected to support gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next couple of days while it moves west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph, well offshore of Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent. Western East Pacific: A weak, elongated area of low pressure located well to the east-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form late this week or early this weekend while the system drifts to the northeast, then turns westward. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 percent. Well Offshore of Southwestern Mexico: An area of low pressure could form this weekend well to the south of southwestern Mexico. Environmental conditions appear favorable for some gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form by early next week while it moves westward to west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...50 percent. Central Pacific: An area of low pressure could form well south of the Hawaiian Islands late this week or over the weekend. Some gradual development is possible by early next week while the system moves slowly west-northwestward, well south-southwest of the Hawaiian Islands. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.