000 ABPZ20 KNHC 012242 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 PM PDT WED AUG 1 2007 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM ERICK...LOCATED ABOUT 1295 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINS MINIMAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 750 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER... ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE FAVORABLE FOR SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BROWN