000 ABPZ20 KNHC 180542 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1100 PM PDT FRI JUN 17 2011 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. ALTHOUGH THIS SYSTEM APPEARED TO BE BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED EARLIER THIS EVENING...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE NOT REMAINED CONCENTRATED NEAR THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION...AND RECENT SATELLITE DATA SUGGEST THAT THIS CENTER IS NOT YET WELL DEFINED. HOWEVER...UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD STILL FORM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE...60 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD NEAR 10 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BERG