000 ABPZ20 KNHC 190516 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 PM PDT Mon Sep 18 2017 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Norma, located a couple of hundred miles west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, and on Tropical Storm Otis, located more than 1000 miles west of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. An area of low pressure is expected to form toward 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...medium...50 percent. $$ Forecaster Roberts