000 ABPZ20 KNHC 182318 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Tue Jul 18 2017 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Fernanda located well to the east of Hilo, Hawaii, on Tropical Storm Greg located a few hundred miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, and on Tropical Depression Eight-E located several hundred miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. An area of low pressure is expected to form in the eastern Pacific Ocean south of Mexico later this week. Environmental conditions appear conducive for development of the system over the weekend while it moves westward to west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...medium...50 percent. && Public Advisories on Tropical Depression Eight-E are issued under WMO header WTPZ33 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPEP3. Forecast/Advisories on Tropical Depression Eight-E are issued under WMO header WTPZ23 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMEP3. $$ Forecaster Roberts