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ABPZ20 KNHC 171143
TWOEP 

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
500 AM PDT Thu Aug 17 2017

For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude:

An area of low pressure is located about 600 miles south-southwest
of Manzanillo, Mexico.  This system has a broad circulation, but
the associated shower and thunderstorm activity remains
disorganized. Environmental conditions are expected to be generally
conducive for gradual development, and a tropical depression may
form within the next few days while it moves west-northwestward
at 10 to 15 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...60 percent.

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Forecaster Zelinsky