051 ABPZ20 KNHC 131753 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 AM PDT Wed Jul 13 2022 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Darby, located about 1800 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. Offshore of Southern Mexico: A broad area of low pressure is located a few hundred miles south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with the disturbance is beginning to show signs of organization. Environmental conditions appear conducive for additional development, and a tropical depression is expected to form well offshore of the coast of southern Mexico by Friday or Saturday. The disturbance is forecast to drift westward for the next day or two, then move west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph through the weekend while remaining offshore of the southern and southwestern coasts of Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent. $$ Forecaster D. Zelinsky/R. Zelinsky