Bulletinset for METAREA 12 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-21 01:03:35 ============================ HURRICANE ADVISORY ============================ WTPA22 PHFO 202038 TCMCP2 HURRICANE LALA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 34 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP012026 ISSUED BY NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2100 UTC THU AUG 20 2026 HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.9N 172.3W AT 20/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 355 DEGREES AT 9 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 973 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT WITH GUSTS TO 100 KT. 64 KT....... 40NE 35SE 30SW 35NW. 50 KT....... 80NE 60SE 60SW 70NW. 34 KT.......150NE 120SE 80SW 110NW. 4 M SEAS....180NE 150SE 180SW 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 24.9N 172.3W AT 20/2100Z AT 20/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 24.6N 172.3W FORECAST VALID 21/0600Z 26.2N 172.0W MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT. 64 KT... 40NE 40SE 30SW 35NW. 50 KT... 80NE 70SE 60SW 70NW. 34 KT...150NE 130SE 80SW 110NW. FORECAST VALID 21/1800Z 28.1N 171.4W MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT. 64 KT... 40NE 40SE 30SW 40NW. 50 KT... 80NE 70SE 60SW 70NW. 34 KT...160NE 140SE 100SW 120NW. FORECAST VALID 22/0600Z 29.9N 171.8W MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT. 64 KT... 40NE 40SE 30SW 35NW. 50 KT... 90NE 70SE 60SW 70NW. 34 KT...160NE 140SE 100SW 130NW. FORECAST VALID 22/1800Z 30.9N 172.8W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 64 KT... 20NE 20SE 15SW 20NW. 50 KT... 80NE 60SE 50SW 60NW. 34 KT...160NE 140SE 110SW 140NW. FORECAST VALID 23/0600Z 31.8N 173.8W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 70NE 50SE 40SW 50NW. 34 KT...160NE 130SE 100SW 140NW. FORECAST VALID 23/1800Z 32.6N 175.0W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 50NE 40SE 30SW 40NW. 34 KT...140NE 120SE 100SW 130NW. 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 24/1800Z 34.1N 176.9W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 30SE 20SW 20NW. 34 KT...130NE 110SE 80SW 110NW. OUTLOOK VALID 25/1800Z 35.7N 178.3W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT...110NE 90SE 60SW 90NW. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 24.9N 172.3W INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC ADVISORY...WTNT32 PHFO/HFOTCPCP2...AT 21/0000Z NEXT ADVISORY AT 21/0300Z $$ FORECASTER PIERCE ============================ HURRICANE ADVISORY ============================ WTPA23 PHFO 202038 TCMCP3 TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO-C FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP022026 ISSUED BY NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2100 UTC THU AUG 20 2026 TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTER LOCATED NEAR 12.5N 143.8W AT 20/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 13 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1006 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 12.5N 143.8W AT 20/2100Z AT 20/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 12.3N 143.4W FORECAST VALID 21/0600Z 12.9N 145.1W MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT... 30NE 0SE 0SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 21/1800Z 13.5N 146.5W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 30NE 0SE 0SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 22/0600Z 14.4N 148.1W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 50NE 30SE 0SW 30NW. FORECAST VALID 22/1800Z 15.2N 150.0W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 20NE 0SE 0SW 10NW. 34 KT... 60NE 30SE 20SW 40NW. FORECAST VALID 23/0600Z 15.9N 152.2W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 0SE 0SW 20NW. 34 KT... 70NE 40SE 20SW 50NW. FORECAST VALID 23/1800Z 16.4N 154.5W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 20NE 0SE 0SW 10NW. 34 KT... 60NE 40SE 20SW 40NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 150 NM ON DAY 4 AND 200 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 24/1800Z 17.2N 159.2W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 50NE 20SE 0SW 20NW. OUTLOOK VALID 25/1800Z 18.3N 163.6W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 50NE 0SE 0SW 20NW. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 12.5N 143.8W NEXT ADVISORY AT 21/0300Z $$ FORECASTER KATZ ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FZPN02 KWBC 202325 HSFEPI HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2345 UTC THU AUG 20 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 1800 UTC AUG 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 22. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LALA NEAR 30.9N 172.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE...240 NM SE...180 NM SW...AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 9 M. ELSEWHERE S OF 40N W OF 165W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW 59N152W 1011 MB MOVING NW 10 KT. WITHIN 90 NM N OF A FRONT FROM LOW CENTER TO 59N145W TO 57N136W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 55N143W TO 44N154W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .FROM 43N TO 54N BETWEEN 125W AND 133W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 44N TO 55N BETWEEN 126W AND 125W AREA OF N TO NW WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. .12 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW JUST NW OF AREA WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 63N176W 1002 MB. N OF 51N W OF 170W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M...HIGHEST NEAR 53N172E. .24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MEAN CENTER NEAR 63N171W 1000 MB. N OF 50N W OF 162W...EXCEPT WITHIN 480 NM SW QUADRANT...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M...HIGHEST NEAR 54N174E. .48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER NEAR 64N162W 1000 MB. WITHIN 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 420 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW NEAR 59N158W 1006 MB. WITHIN 420 NM SE AND 540 NM S QUADRANTS WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 120 NM OF S ALASKA COAST BETWEEN 137W AND 155W...WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 59N141W TO 50N149W TO 42N159W...AND FROM 51N TO 63N W OF 175W. .24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 57N139W TO 39N160W...AND NW OF A LINE FROM 50N180W TO 52N165W TO 67N160W. .48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 50N145W TO 45N151W...AND FROM 50N TO 55N W OF 180W. .FORECASTER ANDERSON. 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 1800 UTC THU AUG 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 22. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N89W TO 10N88W TO 10N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N87.5W TO 10N88.5W TO 10N89.5W TO 09.5N89W TO 09.5N88W TO 10N87.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN NE TO E SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .WITHIN 12N99W TO 11N100W TO 11N96W TO 09N94W TO 11N93W TO 12N99W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M IN E TO SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N102W TO 13N103W TO 12N103W TO 10N102W TO 10N101W TO 12N101W TO 13N102W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. WITHIN 13N100W TO 14N103W TO 12N103W TO 09N100W TO 10N99W TO 13N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N106W TO 14N107W TO 14N108W TO 13N107W TO 09N109W TO 10N107W TO 12N106W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M IN SE TO S SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N105W TO 16N109W TO 06N111W TO 05N110W TO 10N107W TO 10N106W TO 16N105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN SE TO S SWELL. .WITHIN 11N112W TO 11N113W TO 11N114W TO 09N114W TO 09N113W TO 10N111W TO 11N112W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N114W TO 11N115W TO 10N116W TO 10N114W TO 11N113W TO 12N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN SE TO S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N116W TO 13N118W TO 13N117W TO 13N115W TO 14N116W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 09N114W TO 14N115W TO 13N119W TO 09N116W TO 03N117W TO 07N112W TO 09N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN SE SWELL. .WITHIN 16N94.5W TO 16N95W TO 15.5N95.5W TO 15N95.5W TO 15N95W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 16N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .WITHIN 01S105W TO 06N110W TO 00N113W TO 00N131W TO 03.4S115W TO 03.4S89W TO 01S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02N108W TO 02N114W TO 02S116W TO 01S111W TO 03.4S109W TO 02S105W TO 02N108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE WITH AREA OF WINDS AND SEAS TO THE N AND DESCRIBED ABOVE. .WITHIN 17.5N140W TO 16.5N140W TO 16.5N139W TO 17.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN E TO SE SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC THU AUG 20... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N74.5W TO 08.5N87W TO 09N105W TO 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 08.5N113W TO 06N124W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 03.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...FROM 06.5N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 92W AND 107W...AND FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 109W AND 117W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 87W AND 109W AND FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 117W AND 137W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 137W AND 140W. .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 180W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC AUG 20 2026. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 21 2026. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC AUG 22 2026. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE LALA NEAR 24.9N 172.3W 973 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 20 MOVING N OR 355 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 10 M. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 M OR GREATER ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LALA NEAR 28.1N 171.4W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 10.5 M. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 M OR GREATER ELSEWHERE WITHIN 340 NM OF CENTER. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE LALA NORTH OF AREA NEAR 30.9N 172.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...160 NM NE QUADRANT AND 110 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER N OF 25N BETWEEN W OF 165W. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 2.5 M OR GREATER N OF 27N BETWEEN 168W AND 177W. SEE THE LATEST BULLETIN ISSUED BY NHC UNDER WMO HEADER WTPA22 PHFO. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO-C NEAR 12.5N 143.8W 1006 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 20 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 300 NM N QUADRANT OF CENTER. SEAS 2.5 M FROM 14N TO 16N BETWEEN 141W AND 144W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM N QUADRANT...AND 180 NM W QUADRANT OF CENTER. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWO-C NEAR 12.9N 145.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT OF CENTER. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N QUADRANT OF CENTER. SEAS 2.5 M TO 3 M FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 144W AND 147W. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWO-C NEAR 13.5N 146.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM NE QUADRANT. WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 2.5 M OR GREATER FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 143W AND 148W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM TWO-C NEAR 15.2N 150.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M FROM 13N TO 19N BETWEEN 144W AND 152W. SEE THE LATEST BULLETIN ISSUED BY NHC UNDER WMO HEADER WTPA23 PHFO. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST .TROUGH 26N154W 24N155W 20N154W MOVING NW SLOWLY. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 27N158W 21N158W. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N162W 26N162W. .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 11N174W 09N180W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM OF TROUGH. .ITCZ 10N149W 09N154W 10N168W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH. .ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 13N TO 20N BETWEEN 166W AND 170W. $$ .FORECASTER ALMANZA. HONOLULU HI.=