000 ABPZ20 KNHC 011741 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1100 AM PDT WED OCT 1 2008 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON RECENTLY-UPGRADED TROPICAL STORM MARIE...LOCATED ABOUT 575 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CONTINUES WITH AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO...AND THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AS IT DRIFTS WESTWARD. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. PUBLIC ADVISORIES ON MAIRE ARE ISSUED UNDER WMO HEADER WTPZ34 AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCPEP4. FORECAST/ADVISORIES ON MARIE ARE ISSUED UNDER WMO HEADER WTPZ24 AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCMEP4. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN