000 ABPZ20 KNHC 122343 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT THU AUG 12 2010 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BECOME MORE CONCENTRATED IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER LOCATED ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT...AND THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE...80 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD. INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM...AS TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TONIGHT OR TOMORROW. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...THIS SYSTEM COULD BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN/ROBERTS