20 August 2026 - bulletin 568

Issued at 0940 GMT
Latest warnings for 01C and 17W
Disturbance update

CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN
HURRICANE Lala / 01C
Warning 32 from CPHC at 0900 GMT
Position 23.5N 171.9W
Location 225 miles SE of Lisianski Island
Movement 345° (NNW) at 8 knots
Maximum sustained winds 90 knots gusting to 110 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 963 mbar 
Next warning from CPHC at 1200 GMT

Regional warnings

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical storm Saudel / 17W
Warning 08 from JTWC at 0900 GMT
Position 11.9N 150.9E
Location 367 miles ESE of Andersen AFB, Guam
Movement 320° (NW) at 6 knots
Maximum sustained winds 35 knots gusting to 45 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 0 to 130 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Northern Marianas
Minimum central pressure 997 mbar 
Maximum significant wave height 16 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 9N 97W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is LOW (10%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is HIGH (80%)

System No Invest Assigned
Position 10N 110W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is LOW (10%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is LOW (20%)

CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN

System 90E 
Position 10.9N 141.1W
Minimum central pressure 1007 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is HIGH (90%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is HIGH (90%)

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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