000 ABPZ20 KNHC 202338 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT MON SEP 20 2010 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY WINDS TO GALE FORCE. THIS SYSTEM LACKS SUFFICIENT ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE AT THIS TIME. ALTHOUGH UPPER-LEVEL WINDS DO NOT APPEAR CONDUCIVE FOR SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT...AN INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORMS WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN THE FORMATION OF A TROPICAL STORM. INTERESTS IN SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AS A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THAT AREA TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY. 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 PASCH