000 ABPZ20 KNHC 270556 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1100 PM PDT MON AUG 26 2013 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO SOUTHWARD OVER THE PACIFIC FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS STILL APPEAR CONDUCIVE FOR THE FORMATION OF A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT THE DISTURBANCE HAS A BROAD AND COMPLEX STRUCTURE THAT COULD LIMIT DEVELOPMENT. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...50 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS WHILE MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH COLDER WATER WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA BY THURSDAY...AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AFTER THAT TIME IS NOT LIKELY. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE...60 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN 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 BERG