Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook

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ABPZ20 KNHC 072355
TWOEP 
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
500 PM PDT Wed Oct 7 2026
For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane 
Rachel, located several hundred miles west of the southern tip of 
the Baja California Peninsula, and on recently upgraded Tropical 
Storm Simon, located about 125 miles offshore of the coast of the 
Mexican state of Guerrero.
South of Guatemala:
An area of low pressure is forecast to form south of the coast of 
Guatemala during the early portion of next week. Environmental 
conditions appear conducive for some gradual development of this 
system thereafter while it moves generally west-northwestward at 
around 10 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.
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Public Advisories on Tropical Storm Simon are issued under WMO 
header WTPZ35 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPEP5.
Forecast/Advisories on Tropical Storm Simon are issued under WMO 
header WTPZ25 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMEP5.