000 ABPZ20 KNHC 201637 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 AM PDT SUN AUG 20 2006 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON RECENTLY- DOWNGRADED TROPICAL STORM HECTOR...CENTERED ABOUT 1400 MILES EAST OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS FORMED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ABOUT 425 MILES SOUTH OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS GRADUALLY BECOMING ORGANIZED AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE SYSTEM HEADS GENERALLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE/FRANKLIN