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Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
2026-07-18 19:18:12| National Hurricane Center (East Pacific)
000ABPZ20 KNHC 181718TWOEP Tropical Weather OutlookNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL1100 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude:Active Systems:The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Elida, located well west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula.Central East Pacific (EP97):Showers and thunderstorms are becoming better organized in associated with a broad area of low pressure located several hundred miles south-southwest of the coast of southwestern Mexico. Environmental conditions appear conducive for continued development of this system, and a tropical depression is expected to form tonight or on Sunday while it moves west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph over the central portion of the eastern Pacific. For additional information on this system, including storm warnings, please see High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent.* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.Eastern and Central East Pacific:A broad area of low pressure is forecast to develop well to the south of Mexico during the middle to latter part of next week. Some gradual development of this system is possible thereafter while it moves westward to west-northwestward across the eastern and central portions of the eastern Pacific.* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.&&High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Servicecan be found under AWIPS header NFDHSFEPI, WMO header FZPN02 KWBC, and on the web at ocean.weather.gov/shtml/NFDHSFEPI.php $$Forecaster Katz/Cangialosi
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