000 ABPZ20 KNHC 280550 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1100 PM PDT MON MAY 27 2013 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. SATELLITE DATA AND SHIP REPORTS INDICATE A NEARLY STATIONARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 190 MILES SOUTH OF SALINA CRUZ MEXICO IS GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER DEFINED. ALTHOUGH ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY DECREASED EARLIER TODAY...SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BEEN REDEVELOPING NEAR THE CENTER DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. IF THIS RECENT DEVELOPMENT TREND CONTINUES... THEN THE FORMATION OF A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR A TROPICAL STORM COULD OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE...90 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS BEFORE IT MOVES NORTHWARD AND REACHES THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO. IF A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEASTERN 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 WESTWARD-DRIFTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 825 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 DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER STEWART/KIMBERLAIN