000 ABPZ20 KNHC 302345 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT TUE SEP 30 2008 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC HAS CHANGED LITTLE THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS APPEAR SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT DRIFTS WESTWARD. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LARGE LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE BEFORE IT REACHES COOLER WATERS IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BROWN