Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
991 ABPZ20 KNHC 161133 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Simon, located a few hundred miles south-southeast of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, and on Hurricane Trudy, located a few hundred miles southwest of Acapulco, Mexico. South of Southern Mexico: An area of low pressure is forecast to form offshore of southern Mexico during the early to middle part of next week. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development thereafter, and a tropical depression could form during the latter half of next week while it moves generally westward to west-northwestward over the eastern and central portions of the East Pacific. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...60 percent.