000 ABPZ20 KNHC 211746 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 AM PDT Thu Sep 21 2017 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with a broad area of low pressure located just offshore of the southwestern coast of Mexico is beginning to show some signs of organization. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for gradual development, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next couple of days as the system drifts west-northwestward to westward. Regardless of tropical cyclone formation, heavy rains are expected over portions of southwestern Mexico during the next several days. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent. $$ Forecaster Stewart