000 ABPZ20 KNHC 240528 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1100 PM PDT FRI SEP 23 2016 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: A large low pressure area centered about 800 miles south-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California Sur is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. Satellite images indicate that the low's circulation, although still broad, has become a little better defined today, and environmental conditions continue to support the formation of a tropical depression over the weekend. This disturbance is moving slowly toward the northwest at 5 to 10 mph, and a turn toward the north is expected in a day or two. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent * Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent A weak area of low pressure is located about 1700 miles east- southeast of the Big Island of Hawaii. Shower and thunderstorm activity remains limited, but the environment is forecast to become more favorable for some development in a few days while the disturbance moves westward at 5 to 10 mph. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent * Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent $$ Forecaster Blake