Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook

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ABPZ20 KNHC 091123
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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
500 AM PDT Wed Sep 9 2026
For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical 
Storm Lowell, located a few hundred miles north-northwest of the 
Hawaiian Islands.
Central Portion and West Portion of the East Pacific (EP96):
Shower and thunderstorm activity continues to become better 
organized in association with an elongated area of low pressure 
located several hundred miles south-southwest of the southern tip of 
the Baja California peninsula. Further development is expected, and 
a tropical depression is likely to form during the next day or two 
while the system moves generally west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.
Central Portion and West Portion of the East Pacific:
An area of low pressure is forecast to form several hundred miles 
south of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula this 
weekend or early next week. Some gradual development is possible 
thereafter, and a tropical depression could form early next week 
while the system moves generally west-northwestward.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent.