000 ABPZ20 KNHC 080825 TWOEP SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 125 AM PDT THU MAY 8 2014 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH OF MANZANILLO MEXICO...OR ABOUT 240 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO...IS PRODUCING AN AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE COAST OF MEXICO. THE SYSTEM HAS CHANGED LITTLE THIS MORNING...AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE BECOMING LESS CONDUCIVE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR. 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 AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE STATES OF MICHOACAN AND GUERRERO. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES. ANOTHER SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 8 AM PDT TODAY...OR SOONER IF NECESSARY. $$ FORECASTER STEWART