19 August 2026 - bulletin 565

Issued at 1000 GMT
Latest warnings for 01C and 17W
Disturbance update

CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN
HURRICANE Lala / 01C
Warning 28 from CPHC at 0900 GMT
Position 20.9N 169.7W
Location 450 miles SE of Lisianski Island
Movement 305° (NW) at 8 knots
Maximum sustained winds 115 knots gusting to 140 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 947 mbar 
Next warning from CPHC at 1200 GMT

Regional warnings

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical storm Saudel / 17W
Warning 04 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 8.5N 154.1E
Location 144 miles ENE of Chuuk
Movement 360° (N) at 4 knots
Maximum sustained winds 35 knots gusting to 45 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 0 to 80 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Micronesia (Chuuk), Northern Marianas
Minimum central pressure 999 mbar 
Maximum significant wave height 15 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

Regional warnings

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from NHC at 0600 GMT
System No Invest Assigned
Position 10N 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 9.0N 136.0W
Minimum central pressure 1009 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is MEDIUM (50%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is HIGH (80%)

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0600 GMT 

System 94W 
Position 22.5N 128.3E
Location 229 miles S of Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
Minimum central pressure 1002 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW

System 95W 
Position 19.0N 114.2E
Location 195 miles S of Hong Kong
Minimum central pressure 1000 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is now MEDIUM