19 August 2026 - bulletin 566

Issued at 1500 GMT
Latest warnings for 01C and 17W
Disturbance update

CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN
HURRICANE Lala / 01C
Warning 29 from CPHC at 1500 GMT
Position 21.3N 170.2W
Location 410 miles SE of Lisianski Island
Movement 310° (NW) at 8 knots
Maximum sustained winds 110 knots gusting to 135 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 115 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 30 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Minimum central pressure 953 mbar 
Next warning from CPHC at 1800 GMT

Regional warnings

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical storm Saudel / 17W
Warning 05 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 9.4N 153.7E
Location 156 miles NE of Chuuk
Movement 330° (NNW) at 9 knots
Maximum sustained winds 35 knots gusting to 45 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 60 miles to the south of the centre
Threatened landmasses Micronesia (Chuuk), Northern Marianas
Minimum central pressure 1000 mbar 
Maximum significant wave height 15 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

Regional warnings

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from NHC at 1200 GMT
System No Invest Assigned
Position 13N 110W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is NIL
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is HIGH (80%)

System 90E 
Position 9.4N 136.9W
Minimum central pressure 1008 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is HIGH (70%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is HIGH (80%)

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 1030 GMT 

System 94W 
Position 23.0N 126.7E
Location 132 miles S of Miyakojima
Minimum central pressure 1002 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW

System 95W 
Position 19.5N 111.8E
Location 90 miles ESE of Haikou
Minimum central pressure 998 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is MEDIUM

System 96W
Position 33.2N 164.1E 
Location 842 miles N of Wake Island 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW

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