000 ABPZ20 KNHC 281723 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1100 AM PDT WED MAY 28 2008 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEARING THE WEST COAST OF COSTA RICA AND NICARAGUA IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE ADJACENT CARIBBEAN SEA. THIS SYSTEM IS GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM AT ANY TIME BEFORE IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD OR NORTHWARD OVER CENTRAL AMERICA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR SO. REGARDLESS OF ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT... TORRENTIAL RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF PANAMA... COSTA RICA...NICARAGUA AND HONDURAS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. $$ FORECASTER AVILA/LANDSEA