000 ABPZ20 KNHC 120542 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1100 PM PDT TUE OCT 11 2011 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE JOVA...LOCATED ABOUT 65 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO... AND ON TROPICAL STORM IRWIN...LOCATED ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC. THIS SYSTEM HAS A SMALL WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE BEFORE MOVING INLAND LATE WEDNESDAY OR EARLY THURSDAY. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...THIS LOW IS DRIFTING NORTHWARD AND ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO AND GUATEMALA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...WHICH MAY CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE