000 ABPZ20 KNHC 272335 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT THU SEP 27 2012 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON RECENTLY DOWNGRADED TROPICAL DEPRESSION MIRIAM...LOCATED ABOUT 450 MILES WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 175 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED MILES OF THE COAST OF WESTERN MEXICO. ALTHOUGH A TROPICAL CYCLONE COULD STILL FORM BEFORE THE LOW REACHES THE COAST OF MEXICO IN A DAY OR TWO...ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING LESS FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...50 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WEST COAST OF MEXICO AND THE SOUTHERN BAJA PENINSULA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BERG