000 ABPZ20 KNHC 150334 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 PM PDT SAT OCT 14 2006 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND THE REMNANTS OF NORMAN...ARE BECOMING MORE CONCENTRATED. THE SYSTEM...CENTERED ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO...IS DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTHWARD. THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT ANY TIME DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. EVEN IF NO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OCCURS...VERY HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR OVER A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHERN MEXICO. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY $$ FORECASTER MAINELLI/BEVEN