000 ABPZ20 KNHC 201134 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 AM PDT TUE OCT 20 2015 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Satellite data indicate that a tropical depression is likely forming about 250 miles southeast of Puerto Escondido, Mexico, and if additional data confirm this, advisories would be initiated later today. This system is expected to move generally westward and then west-northwestward for the next few days, and interests along the south-central and southwestern coasts of Mexico should continue to closely monitor its progress. Locally heavy rains and gusty winds associated with this system could affect portions of the southeastern coast of Mexico during the next couple of days. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...near 100 percent * Formation chance through 5 days...high...near 100 percent $$ Forecaster Kimberlain