000 ABPZ20 KNHC 051144 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 AM PDT SUN OCT 5 2008 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM MARIE...LOCATED ABOUT 830 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA...AND ON TROPICAL STORM NORBERT...LOCATED ABOUT 240 MILES SOUTH OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED OVER THE FAR EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN...ABOUT A 125 MILES SOUTH OF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOR. THE ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED THIS MORNING...BUT REMAINS DISPLACED TO THE WEST OF THE CENTER DUE TO STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS. THESE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND SOME DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE AS IT MOVES TO THE WEST ABOUT 10 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BROWN