000 ABPZ20 KNHC 151612 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 AM PDT TUE AUG 15 2006 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. A WELL-DEFINED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 725 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS SYSTEM HAS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED THIS MORNING...AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO DEVELOP LATER TODAY OR TOMORROW. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ FORECASTER BROWN/STEWART