000 ABPZ20 KNHC 281143 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 AM PDT FRI MAY 28 2010 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED A COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC IS GENERATING A LARGE AREA OF DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ONSHORE WINDS TO THE EAST OF THE DISTURBANCE CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS FROM EL SALVADOR WESTWARD ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST TO THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...AND THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES IN THESE AREAS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO BE FAVORABLE FOR GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE...60 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 FRANKLIN/STEWART