000 ABPZ20 KNHC 291149 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 AM PDT Thu Jul 29 2021 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: An area of low pressure located about 1000 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula is producing persistent shower and thunderstorm activity, mainly to the southeast of the center. Upper-level winds are expected to become more conducive for development during the next couple of days, and a tropical depression is likely to form by this weekend while the system moves generally westward at 5 to 10 mph. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...60 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent. A broad area of low pressure located several hundred miles offshore of the southwestern coast of Mexico is producing shower and thunderstorm activity with increased signs of organization since yesterday. Environmental conditions remain conducive for continued development, and a tropical depression is likely to form this weekend while the system moves westward or west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...60 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent. $$ Forecaster Reinhart/Cangialosi