649 ABPZ20 KNHC 131750 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 AM PDT Tue Sep 13 2022 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Southwest of southwestern Mexico: Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with a small area of low pressure located a few hundred miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico has increased some since this morning. Although environmental conditions appear marginally favorable, some slight additional development is possible during the next day or so before it likely merges with the disturbance to its east. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent. Near the coast of southern Mexico: A trough of low pressure located along the coast of southern Mexico continues to produce disorganized cloudiness and thunderstorms. This system is forecast to merge with the disturbance off the southwestern coast of Mexico around midweek or possibly develop as a separate system. Environmental conditions are expected to become more conducive for development by the middle part of the week. Consequently, a tropical depression is likely to form toward the end of the week while it moves slowly westward near the coast of southern and southwestern Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent. $$ Forecaster Roberts/Brown/Pasch