ACPN50 PHFO 190523 TWOCP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 PM HST Tue Aug 18 2026 For the central North Pacific...between 140W and 180W: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Lala, located several hundred miles west of Kauai, Hawaii. Central Pacific: A tropical wave located well to the east-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands is showing some signs of organization. Environmental conditions appear conducive for further development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form within a few days while the system moves generally westward across the western portion of the east Pacific and into the Central Pacific. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent. $$ Forecaster Blake NNNN