000 ABPZ20 KNHC 142346 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT SUN AUG 14 2011 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. ALTHOUGH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINS MINIMAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 1425 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA...SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION HAS BECOME BETTER DEFINED DURING THE LAST 24 HOURS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE CONDUCIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISTURBANCE...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD STILL FORM DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE...70 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 550 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO HAVE CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION DURING THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. WHILE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE...SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISTURBANCE IS STILL POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES AS IT MOVES WESTWARD OR WEST- NORTHWESTWARD NEAR 10 MPH. A LARGE BUT DISORGANIZED AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER HAS FORMED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GUATEMALA. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR MARGINALLY CONDUCIVE FOR SOME GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISTURBANCE AS IT MOVE WEST-NORTHWESTWARD NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/LOWRY