000 ABPZ20 KNHC 302331 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT TUE AUG 30 2011 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED JUST OFF THE COAST OF ZIHUATANEJO IS PRODUCING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO AND THE ADJACENT WATERS. THIS DISTURBANCE HAS NOT BECOME ANY BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS BUT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THIS SYSTEM TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES SLOWLY TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST HUGGING THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE...60 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE OVER COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE MEXICAN STATES OF GUERRERO...MICHOACAN... AND COLIMA THROUGH THURSDAY. INTERESTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DISTURBANCE. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER AVILA