Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
043 ABPZ20 KNHC 272336 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 2026 For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on newly formed Tropical Storm Karina, located well south of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, as well as newly formed Tropical Storm Lowell, located well west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, and on Tropical Storm Lala, located several hundred miles north of Kure Atoll. Well Offshore of Southwestern Mexico: An area of low pressure is forecast to form this weekend well to the south of southwestern Mexico. Environmental conditions appear favorable for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form early next week while it moves west-northwestward to northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent. Central Pacific: An area of low pressure could form well south or southwest of the Hawaiian Islands over the weekend or early next week. Some gradual development is possible thereafter while the system moves slowly west-northwestward, well offshore of the Hawaiian Islands. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent. && Public Advisories on Tropical Storm Karina are issued under WMO header WTPZ31 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPEP1. Forecast/Advisories on Tropical Storm Karina are issued under WMO header WTPZ21 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMEP1. Public Advisories on Tropical Storm Lowell are issued under WMO header WTPZ32 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPEP2. Forecast/Advisories on Tropical Storm Lowell are issued under WMO header WTPZ22 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMEP2.