000 ABPZ20 KNHC 151636 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 AM PDT FRI SEP 15 2006 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM LANE...LOCATED ABOUT 325 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...LOCATED ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA...IS DRIFTING NORTHEASTWARD. THIS ACTIVITY HAS BECOME A LITTLE BIT BETTER ORGANIZED THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF LANE. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ FORECASTER MAINELLI/BEVEN