000 ABPZ20 KNHC 071336 TWOEP SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 640 AM PDT WED MAY 7 2014 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM IS A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED THAN IT WAS YESTERDAY...SATELLITE DATA SUGGEST THAT IT STILL LACKS A WELL-DEFINED CENTER. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE MARGINALLY CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT TODAY...BUT UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME LESS FAVORABLE BY THURSDAY WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...50 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND A MEDIUM CHANCE...50 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO TODAY. ANOTHER SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 8 PM PDT TODAY...OR SOONER IF NECESSARY. $$ FORECASTER BROWN