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Tropical Weather Outlook and Summary
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
472 ACPN50 PHFO 180558 TWOCP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI 800 PM HST Sat Aug 17 2024 For the central North Pacific...between 140W and 180W: Approximately 1700 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii: Disorganized showers and thunderstorms are associated with a broad trough of low pressure located well west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. While this system may interact with another disturbance to its west-southwest over the next several days, some gradual development is forecast assuming it becomes the dominant disturbance. A tropical depression is likely to form during the middle part of next week while the system moves westward to west-northwestward over the western portion of the basin and into the Central Pacific basin by the end of the week. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 percent. Approximately 1200 miles southeast of Hilo, Hawaii: A small area of low pressure located well southeast of the Hawaiian Islands is associated with some disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Some development of this system is possible early next week while it moves slowly over the western portion of the East Pacific or in the Central Pacific basin. By the middle of next week, this disturbance could merge with an area of low pressure developing to its east. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent. Elsewhere, no tropical cyclones are expected during the next 7 days. $$ Forecaster Gibbs