000 ABPZ20 KNHC 260500 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 PM PDT Wed May 25 2022 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: South of the Gulf of Tehuantepec: A surface trough located a few hundred miles south-southeast of the Gulf of Tehuantepec continues to produce a large area of cloudiness and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for gradual development, and a tropical depression is likely to form late this week or this weekend while the system moves west-northwestward or northwestward at 5 to 10 mph. Interests in southern Mexico should monitor the progress of this system. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent. Central portion of the eastern Pacific: A trough of low pressure located several hundred miles off the coast of southwestern Mexico continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Upper-level winds are forecast to become less conducive for development on Thursday, and the chance of this system becoming a tropical cyclone is decreasing. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent. $$ Forecaster Brown