000 ABPZ20 KNHC 252252 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 PM PDT FRI AUG 25 2006 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE ILEANA...CENTERED ABOUT 470 MILES WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED SOMEWHAT TODAY WITHIN THE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER LOCATED ABOUT 550 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME A LITTLE MORE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWER ACTIVITY EXTENDING WESTWARD A FEW HUNDRED MILES FROM THE WEST COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA HAS DECREASED TODAY...AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...IF ANY...IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ FORECASTER KNABB/BERG