000 ABPZ20 KNHC 272332 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT MON MAY 27 2013 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC HAVE DECREASED A BIT THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE CIRCULATION IS STILL BECOMING BETTER DEFINED...AND A REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT OR ON TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE... 80 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS BEFORE IT REACHES THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO. IF A TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING WOULD BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO...AND INTERESTS IN THAT AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...HEAVY RAINS ARE LIKELY OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN MEXICO AND WESTERN CENTRAL AMERICA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 750 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO CONTINUES TO PRODUCE DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...OF THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR...AND IT HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE WHILE BEING NEARLY STATIONARY DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BERG