000 ABPZ20 KNHC 172238 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 PM PDT MON SEP 17 2007 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. THE CIRCULATION APPEARS WELL-DEFINED...BUT THE ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BEEN DISORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...AND IT COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS MOSTLY DIMINISHED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 650 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM APPEARS UNLIKELY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH. A LOW PRESSURE AREA CENTERED ABOUT 1300 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT DRIFTS GENERALLY WESTWARD DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER KNABB