000 ABPZ20 KNHC 262338 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT MON AUG 26 2013 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM THE COAST OF MEXICO FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES IS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. ALTHOUGH THIS DISTURBANCE HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION IN THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS...ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR CONDUCIVE FOR A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO FORM AS LONG AS THE SYSTEM REMAINS OFFSHORE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. AFTER THAT TIME...COOLER WATERS ARE LIKELY TO INHIBIT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE...60 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND A HIGH CHANCE...80 PERCENT... OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS WHILE IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LOW...AND INTERESTS IN THAT AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. && FIVE-DAY FORMATION PROBABILITIES ARE EXPERIMENTAL IN 2013. COMMENTS ON THE EXPERIMENTAL FORECASTS CAN BE PROVIDED AT... HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=ETWO $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN