000 ABPZ20 KNHC 161731 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1100 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM ALETTA...LOCATED ABOUT 785 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS REMAIN CONDUCIVE FOR SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 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