000 ABPZ20 KNHC 260446 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 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 500 MILES WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER LOCATED ABOUT 550 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING. HOWEVER... UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME A LITTLE MORE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND THIS SYSTEM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO 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 CONTINUED TO DECREASED TODAY. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE/AVILA