000 ABPZ20 KNHC 231736 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 AM PDT Mon May 23 2022 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Central portion of the eastern Pacific: A trough of low pressure located several hundred miles southwest of the coast of Mexico continues to produce a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions could support some slow development while this system moves little during the next several days. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent. South of the Gulf of Tehuantepec: A broad area of low pressure is forecast to form around midweek a few hundred miles south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Gradual development is possible thereafter, and a tropical depression could form late this week or this weekend while the system moves slowly westward at 5 to 10 mph. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent. $$ Forecaster Blake