1 October 2026 - bulletin 697

Issued at 1600 GMT
Latest warnings for 15E, 18E, 19E  and 26W
Disturbance update

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EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
HURRICANE Rachel / 18E
Warning 18 from NHC at 1500 GMT
Position 19.6N 109.6W
Location 230 miles S of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Movement 295° (WNW) at 5 knots
Maximum sustained winds 90 knots gusting to 110 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 150 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 35 miles of the centre
Minimum central pressure 964 mbar
Threatened landmasses Mexico
Next warning from NHC at 2100 GMT

Mexican warnings

Tropical depression 19E
Warning 09 from NHC at 1500 GMT
Position 15.2N 123.3W
Location 1025 miles WSW of the southern tip of Baja California
Movement 090° (E) at 14 knots
Maximum sustained winds 25 knots gusting to 35 knots
Minimum central pressure 1006 mbar
Threatened landmasses NONE
Next warning from NHC at 2100 GMT

CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical storm Nolo / 15E
Warning 44 from CPHC at 1500 GMT
Position 21.9N 165.5W
Location 160 miles SSE of French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii
Movement 290° (WNW) at 4 knots
Maximum sustained winds 50 knots gusting to 65 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 105 miles of the centre
Minimum central pressure 993 mbar
Threatened landmasses Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument 
Next warning from CPHC at 2100 GMT

Hawaiian warnings

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical storm Choi-wan / 26W
Warning 07 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 16.5N 145.8W
Location 91 miles N of Tinian
Movement 260° (W) at 10 knots
Maximum sustained winds 50 knots gusting to 65 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 95 to 110 miles of the centre
Minimum central pressure 993 mbar
Threatened landmasses NONE 
Maximum significant wave height 23 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

Northern Marianas warnings

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from NHC at 1200 GMT
System No Invest Assigned 
Position 12N 100W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is NIL 
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is HIGH (70%)