000 ABPZ20 KNHC 281739 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1100 AM PDT FRI MAY 28 2010 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC IS GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED. ONSHORE WINDS TO THE EAST OF THE DISTURBANCE CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS FROM EL SALVADOR WESTWARD ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST TO NEAR THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES IN THESE AREAS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT... AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM LATER TODAY OR SATURDAY AS IT DRIFTS NORTHEASTWARD. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE...70 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/STEWART