000 ABPZ20 KNHC 181038 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 AM PDT THU OCT 18 2007 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM KIKO...CENTERED ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTH OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. A LARGE AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS EXTENDS FROM SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO SOUTHWARD INTO THE PACIFIC FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY OCCUR ALONG THE COASTS OF GUATEMALA AND MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER RHOME