000 ABPZ20 KNHC 052334 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM 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 875 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA...AND ON TROPICAL STORM NORBERT...LOCATED ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NEAR THE AREA LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 125 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF EL SALVADOR. HOWEVER...STRONG WIND SHEAR IS STILL DISPLACING THIS ACTIVITY TO THE WEST OF THE LOW-LEVEL CENTER. THE SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BERG/STEWART