29 August 2026 - bulletin 597

Issued at 1500 GMT
Latest warnings for 11E, 12E, 20W and 21W
Disturbance update

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
TYPHOON Bang-lang / 20W
Warning 14 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 25.3N 168.6E
Location 377 miles NNE of Wake Island
Movement 010° (N) at 13 knots
Maximum sustained winds 75 knots gusting to 90 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 30 to 75 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 0 and 20 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Minimum central pressure 970 mbar 
Maximum significant wave height 26 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

Tropical storm Etau / 21W
Warning 11 from JTWC at 1500 GMT
Position 30.0N 165.4E
Location 645 miles N of Wake Island
Movement 350° (N) at 18 knots
Maximum sustained winds 40 knots gusting to 50 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 120 miles to the northeast of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Minimum central pressure 990 mbar 
Maximum significant wave height 20 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical storm Karina / 11E
Warning 08 from NHC at 1500 GMT
Position 15.6N 117.6W
Location 710 miles SW of the southern tip of Baja California
Movement 310° (NW) at 10 knots
Maximum sustained winds 55 knots gusting to 70 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 230 miles of the centre
Minimum central pressure 989 mbar
Threatened landmasses NONE
Next warning from NHC at 2100 GMT

Mexican warnings

Tropical storm Lowell / 12E
Warning 08 from NHC at 1500 GMT
Position 12.8N 135.7W
Location 1370 miles ESE of Hilo, Hawaii
Movement 280° (W) at 7 knots
Maximum sustained winds 40 knots gusting to 50 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 70 miles of the centre
Minimum central pressure 1003 mbar
Threatened landmasses NONE
Next warning from NHC at 2100 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE

NORTHERN ATLANTIC OCEAN
Update from NHC at 1200 GMT
System 04L
Position 16.6N 55.8W
Minimum central pressure 1008 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is NIL
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is LOW (10%)

System No Invest Assigned
Position 29N 87W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is NIL
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is LOW (10%)

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from NHC at 1200 GMT
System No Invest Assigned
Position 10N 99W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is MEDIUM (40%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is HIGH (80%)

CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN

Update from CPHC at 0600 GMT
System No Invest Assigned 
Position 12N 168W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is NIL
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is MEDIUM (40%)

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 1300 GMT
System 01C
Position 38.4N 176.4E
Location 683 miles NNW of Midway
Minimum central pressure 1003 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW