000 ABPZ20 KNHC 262329 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT WED AUG 26 2009 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO...LOCATED ABOUT 935 MILES WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. A LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER IS CENTERED ABOUT 950 MILES SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES GENERALLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 TO 50 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. AN AREA OF DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF DEVELOPMENT AT THIS TIME AND 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 PASCH