000 ABPZ20 KNHC 172347 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT WED JUN 17 2009 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO HAVE BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWARD. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE...GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS MAY SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER HAS DEVELOPED ABOUT 900 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN