Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook

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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
500 PM PDT Thu Sep 24 2026
For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane 
Polo, located about 150 miles offshore of southwestern Mexico, on 
Hurricane Odalys, located well west-southwest of the southern tip of 
Baja California, and on Tropical Storm Nolo, located a few hundred 
miles south of the Big Island of Hawaii.
South of the Gulf of Tehuantepec:
An area of low pressure is expected to form in a couple of days to 
the south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Afterwards, environmental 
conditions should be favorable for gradual development, and a 
tropical depression is likely to form late this weekend or early 
next week as the system moves slowly west-northwestward to 
northwestward, parallel to the coast of southern and southwestern 
Mexico.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.
Well East-Southeast of the Hawaiian Islands:
An area of low pressure could form about 1000 miles east-southeast 
of the Hawaiian Islands over the weekend. Environmental conditions 
could support some gradual development of this system, and a 
tropical depression could form late this weekend or early next week. 
The system is forecast to move generally northeastward, remaining 
well east-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent.