000 ABPZ20 KNHC 011138 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2009 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 525 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA HAS INCREASED DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. THIS SYSTEM IS SHOWING SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT BEFORE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS BECOME LESS CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN A DAY OR SO. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 TO 50 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 BROWN