TCMCP2
HURRICANE LALA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 24
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP012026
ISSUED BY NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0900 UTC TUE AUG 18 2026
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.4N 166.1W AT 18/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 275 DEGREES AT 9 KT
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 985 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT.
64 KT....... 15NE 0SE 0SW 15NW.
50 KT....... 40NE 20SE 0SW 40NW.
34 KT....... 80NE 60SE 50SW 80NW.
4 M SEAS....150NE 90SE 150SW 180NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.4N 166.1W AT 18/0900Z
AT 18/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.4N 165.8W
FORECAST VALID 18/1800Z 20.6N 167.5W
MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.
64 KT... 20NE 0SE 0SW 20NW.
50 KT... 50NE 40SE 20SW 50NW.
34 KT... 90NE 70SE 50SW 90NW.
FORECAST VALID 19/0600Z 21.1N 169.1W
MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT.
64 KT... 25NE 15SE 10SW 25NW.
50 KT... 60NE 40SE 20SW 50NW.
34 KT...110NE 90SE 60SW 90NW.
FORECAST VALID 19/1800Z 22.1N 170.4W
MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT.
64 KT... 30NE 20SE 15SW 30NW.
50 KT... 60NE 50SE 30SW 50NW.
34 KT...110NE 100SE 60SW 100NW.
FORECAST VALID 20/0600Z 23.3N 171.6W
MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT.
64 KT... 30NE 20SE 15SW 30NW.
50 KT... 60NE 50SE 30SW 50NW.
34 KT...120NE 100SE 70SW 100NW.
FORECAST VALID 20/1800Z 24.6N 172.0W
MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.
64 KT... 30NE 20SE 15SW 25NW.
50 KT... 60NE 50SE 40SW 50NW.
34 KT...120NE 110SE 70SW 100NW.
FORECAST VALID 21/0600Z 26.0N 171.5W
MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.
64 KT... 30NE 25SE 20SW 30NW.
50 KT... 60NE 50SE 40SW 50NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE 80SW 100NW.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 150 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 200 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
OUTLOOK VALID 22/0600Z 30.2N 170.5W
MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT.
50 KT... 70NE 70SE 50SW 60NW.
34 KT...160NE 150SE 100SW 120NW.
OUTLOOK VALID 23/0600Z 33.3N 172.1W
MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT.
50 KT... 60NE 50SE 30SW 50NW.
34 KT...150NE 130SE 100SW 130NW.
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 20.4N 166.1W
NEXT ADVISORY AT 18/1500Z
$$
FORECASTER HAGEN
HSFEPI
HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
0545 UTC TUE AUG 18 2026
CCODE/2:31:12:11:00/AOW+POR+AOE/NWS/CCODE
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT
VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE).
FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE
THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM).
SECURITE
PACIFIC S OF 67N AND N OF 30N E OF A LINE FROM THE BERING STRAIT
TO 53N172E TO 50N180W TO 30N180W
ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 20.
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.LOW 49N162W 1014 MB MOVING NE 1014 MB. WITHIN 360 NM SE OF A
LINE FROM 50N152W TO LOW CENTER TO 41N167W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N152W 1015 MB. WITHIN 44N TO 55N BETWEEN
145W TO 161W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N150W 1014 MB. FROM 58N TO 61N BETWEEN
152W AND 140W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.N OF A LINE FROM 54N143W TO 55N179W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 4.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 62N W OF 165W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.
.LOW 52N173W 1008 MB MOVING NE 10 KT. FROM 47N TO 52N BETWEEN
178W AND 170W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 54N167W 1010 MB. FROM 50N TO 56N BETWEEN
160W AND 178W...AND FROM 58N TO 60N BETWEEN 160W AND 166W WINDS
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 57N163W 1015 MB. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.
.FROM 30N TO 51N BETWEEN 116W AND 130W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 44N BETWEEN 117W AND 128W WINDS TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 51N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 47N TO 52N
BETWEEN 136W AND 162W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 51N TO 56N BETWEEN 138W AND
151W...AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF A LINE FROM 43N161W TO 52N158W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 46N TO 58N BETWEEN 155W AND
147W.
.FORECASTER BYRD. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 20.
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 TO 3.0 M. WITHIN 11N97W TO 11N98W TO
11N100W TO 10N100W TO 09N99W TO 09N98W TO 11N97W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED NE TO E AND SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 28N115W TO 29N115W TO 30N117W TO 29N116W TO 27N115W TO
26N115W TO 28N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY AND WITHIN
60 NM OF SHORE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 126W. WITHIN 13N125W TO 14N127W TO 13N130W
TO 10N128W TO 10N126W TO 10N124W TO 13N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 136W. CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.WITHIN 01S102W TO 01S105W TO 00N108W TO 01S110W TO 03S111W TO
03.4S95W TO 01S102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE
TO S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01N100W TO 01N110W TO 00N130W TO
03.4S120W TO 03.4S89W TO 01N100W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS
ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SE AND
SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N96W TO 01N106W TO 02N116W TO 01N129W
TO 03S120W TO 03.4S81W TO 02N96W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS
ISLANDS...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SE AND
SW SWELL.
.SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 19N TO 27N BETWEEN MEXICO AND 109.5W. WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N109W TO 28N111W TO 26N111W TO
25N110W TO 24N108W TO 25N108W TO 26N109W...INCLUDING THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 31N113W TO 31N114W TO 29N113W TO
30N112W TO 31N113W...INCLUDING THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA
...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N87W TO 12N88W TO 11N89W TO 10N88W TO
10N87W TO 11N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 TO
3.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
CONVECTION VALID AT 0100 UTC TUE AUG 18...
.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 78W...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE AND
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 12N BETWEEN 77W AND 93W.
.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 98W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 103W.
.TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 126W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 114W AND 136W.
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM LOW PRES NEAR 09N72W TO 09N84W TO 06.5N108W.
ITCZ FROM 06.5N108W TO 08.5N122W THEN RESUMES FROM 09N129W TO
BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 00N TO
02.5N BETWEEN 129W AND 138W.
$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W
SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC AUG 18 2026.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 19 2026.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC AUG 20 2026.
.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM LALA NEAR 20.3N 165.5W 991 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 18
MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS
75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND
50 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 2O TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 25N
BETWEEN 160W AND 168W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...75 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO
5.5 M. SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M WITHIN 85 NM NW SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 28N BETWEEN 159W AND 171W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LALA NEAR 20.4N 166.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 10
NM N SEMICIRCLE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 2O TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE
FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 162W AND 170W. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
115 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 50 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M.
SEAS 4 TO 5.5 M WITHIN FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 166W AND 168W. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 28N BETWEEN 161W AND 173W
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LALA NEAR 20.6N 168.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 20
NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 10 NM S SEMICIRCLE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 110 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 80 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 20
TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 25N BETWEEN 164W AND 171W. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER FROM 19N TO 23N BETWEEN 166W AND 170W WITH SEAS TO 7.5
M. SEAS 4 TO 7.5 M ELSEWHERE WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 17N TO 27N BETWEEN 165W AND 175W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LALA NEAR 22.3N 171.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN
30 NM N SEMICIRCLE...20 NM S SEMICIRCLE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 20
TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 167W AND 174W. SEAS 4
M OR GREATER FROM 19N TO 23N BETWEEN 166W AND 170W WITH SEAS TO
WITH SEAS TO 8 M. SEAS 4 TO 8 M WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 27N BETWEEN 165W AND 178W.
FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.
SEE THE LATEST BULLETIN ISSUED BY NHC UNDER WMO HEADER WTPA22
PHFO.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.LOW 17N144W 1009 MB...TROUGH FROM 15N146W TO LOW TO 21N143W...
BOTH MOVING WNW SLOWLY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN
143W AND 147W. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 143W AND
148W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW OPENED TO A TROUGH FROM 15N149W TO 19N147W
TO 23N145W. WINDS EASED BELOW 20 KT AND SEAS BECAME LESS THAN 2.5
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 16N151W TO 20N150W TO 22N150W. WINDS
BELOW 20 KT AND SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.LOW 1008M 09N175W MOVING W SLOWLY. WINDS BELOW 25N AND SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 10N177W. WINDS BELOW 25N AND SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 12N174W. WINDS BELOW 25N AND SEAS LESS THAN
2.5 M.
.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.SEAS 2.5 M OR LESS OVER THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.
.MONSOON TROUGH 15N168W TO LOW AT 09N175W TO 08N180W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 175 NM OF TROUGH.
.ITCZ 05N140W TO 02N150W TO 00N162W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS
FROM 00N TO 08N E OF 162W.
.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 00N TO 03N W OF 170W.
$$
.FORECASTER CHAN. HONOLULU HI.=