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ABPZ20 KNHC 281737
TWOEP

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1100 AM PDT Fri Aug 28 2026

For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude:

Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical
Storm Karina, located well south-southwest of the southern tip of
the Baja California Peninsula, and on Tropical Storm Lowell,
located well east-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands.

Well Offshore of Southwestern Mexico:
An area of low pressure is forecast to form during the next day or
two well to the south of southwestern Mexico. Environmental
conditions appear favorable for gradual development of this system,
and a tropical depression is likely to form early next week while
it moves west-northwestward to northwestward at 10 to 15 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.

Central Pacific:
An area of low pressure could form well south or southwest of the
Hawaiian Islands in a few days. Some gradual development is possible
thereafter and a tropical depression could form during the middle
part of next week while the system moves slowly west-northwestward,
well offshore of the Hawaiian Islands.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent.

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Public Advisories on Tropical Storm Karina are issued under WMO
header WTPZ31 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPEP1.
Forecast/Advisories on Tropical Storm Karina are issued under WMO
header WTPZ21 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMEP1.

Public Advisories on Tropical Storm Lowell are issued under WMO
header WTPZ32 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPEP2.
Forecast/Advisories on Tropical Storm Lowell are issued under WMO
header WTPZ22 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMEP2.

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Forecaster Beven