000 ABPZ20 KNHC 180548 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 PM PDT Sun Sep 17 2017 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Norma, located southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, and on Hurricane Otis, located more than 1000 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. A trough of low pressure located about 1300 miles east-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands is producing disorganized cloudiness and showers. Development, if any, of this system should be slow to occur while it remains nearly stationary during the next few days. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent. An area of low pressure is expected to form by the end of the week south of southeastern Mexico. Some subsequent development is possible as the system moves slowly west-northwestward near the coast of Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent. $$ Forecaster Blake