000 ABPZ20 KNHC 032334 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT FRI OCT 3 2008 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON RECENTLY-UPGRADED HURRICANE MARIE...LOCATED ABOUT 875 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE AROUND THE NEARLY STATIONARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTH OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD BE FORMING...AND IF THIS TREND CONTINUES...ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE INITIATED LATER THIS EVENING. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BERG/STEWART