000 ABPZ20 KNHC 270541 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 PM PDT Thu Oct 26 2017 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Satellite data indicate that shower activity associated with the area of low pressure centered about 200 miles south of the coast of El Salvador is becoming better organized, and that the circulation has become better defined. A tropical depression or tropical storm is expected to form later today as the system moves generally northwestward near the coast of Central America, and interests along the Pacific coast from southeastern Mexico to Honduras should monitor its progress. Regardless of development, locally heavy rains are likely over portions of Central America through Saturday * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent. $$ Forecaster Beven/Blake