000 ABPZ20 KNHC 101151 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 AM PDT SUN AUG 10 2008 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE HERNAN...LOCATED ABOUT 1095 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC HAS DISSIPATED AND SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM APPEARS LESS LIKELY. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO HAVE INCREASED AND BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT...AND THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS IT MOVES GENERALLY WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER RHOME