000 ABPZ20 KNHC 130530 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1100 PM PDT THU AUG 12 2010 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BECOME A LITTLE LESS ORGANIZED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 150 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMATION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... LAND INTERACTION COULD INHIBIT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM BY THE WEEKEND. THERE IS STILL A HIGH CHANCE...70 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 ON FRIDAY. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE