000 ABPZ20 KNHC 131140 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 AM PDT Tue Jul 13 2021 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: A broad area of low pressure, located about 800 miles south-southeast of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, is producing a small but concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are forecast to be favorable for development, and a tropical depression is likely to form in a couple of days while the low moves westward to west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...60 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent. An area of low pressure is forecast to develop south or southwest of the Gulf of Tehuantepec late this week and move westward at 10 to 15 mph, well offshore of the southern coast of Mexico. Environmental conditions are expected to be favorable for gradual development, and a tropical depression is likely to form this weekend. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent. $$ Forecaster Brown