20 August 2026 - bulletin 569

Issued at 1700 GMT
Latest warnings for 01C and 17W
First warning for 02C
Disturbance update

CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN
HURRICANE Lala / 01C
Warning 33 from CPHC at 1500 GMT
Position 24.2N 172.2W
Location 175 miles SE of Lisianski Island
Movement 340° (NNW) at 8 knots
Maximum sustained winds 85 knots gusting to 105 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 175 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 45 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Minimum central pressure 969 mbar 
Next warning from CPHC at 1800 GMT

Regional warnings

Tropical depression 02C
Warning 01 from CPHC at 1500 GMT
Position 11.9N 143.1W
Location 960 miles ESE of Hilo, Hawaii
Movement 295° (WNW) at 14 knots
Maximum sustained winds 30 knots gusting to 40 knots
Threatened landmasses Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Minimum central pressure 1006 mbar 
Next warning from CPHC at 2100 GMT

Hawaiian warnings

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical storm Saudel / 17W
Warning 09 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 12.8N 150.2E
Location 314 miles E of Andersen AFB, Guam
Movement 325° (NW) at 11 knots
Maximum sustained winds 40 knots gusting to 50 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 0 to 85 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Northern Marianas
Minimum central pressure 996 mbar 
Maximum significant wave height 18 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 9N 97W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is LOW (20%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is HIGH (80%)

System No Invest Assigned
Position 10N 112W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is LOW (10%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is LOW (30%)

CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN

System 90E is now 02C

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0600 GMT 

System 94W 
Position 23.9N 127.1E
Location 151 miles SSW of Kadena AB, Okinawa
Minimum central pressure 1003 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW

System 95W 
Position 19.6N 110.3E
Location 25 miles S of Haikou
Minimum central pressure 999 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is now HIGH

System 96W
Position 35.6N 160.9E 
Location 969 miles ESE of Misawa, Japan
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW

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