000 ABPZ20 KNHC 221132 TWOEP SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 435 AM PDT SAT AUG 22 2009 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 1350 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH. EVEN THOUGH THIS SYSTEM HAS A WELL-DEFINED SURFACE CIRCULATION...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS NOT BEEN PERSISTENT. HOWEVER...ANY FURTHER INCREASE IN ORGANIZATION COULD RESULT IN THE FORMATION OF A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE...GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ABOUT 1070 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA HAS DIMINISHED. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. 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 KIMBERLAIN/AVILA