000 ABPZ20 KNHC 032309 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Tue Oct 3 2017 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: An area of low pressure located just south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec is continuing to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Satellite imagery indicates that the low-level circulation associated with this system has become better defined during the day today. Although the environment is not expected to support significant development for the next few days, only a small increase in the organization of shower and thunderstorm activity would result in the formation of a tropical depression while the system moves slowly toward the west or west-northwest. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent. $$ Forecaster Zelinsky