000 ABPZ20 KNHC 012333 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT FRI JUL 1 2016 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Satellite wind data from this afternoon indicated that the low pressure system located about 700 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula had developed a well-defined circulation. The associated showers and thunderstorms have also become more organized and concentrated near the center of circulation throughout the day. Additional development of this system is expected, and a tropical depression is likely to form tonight or on Saturday while the low moves generally west- northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. Environmental conditions are expected to become less conducive for development by early next week. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent * Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent A broad area of low pressure located about 500 miles southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Slow development is expected tonight and on Saturday, but environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for a tropical depression to form early next week while the system moves west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph, remaining well offshore of the coast of Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent * Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent $$ Forecaster Berg