000 ABPZ20 KNHC 122343 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT TUE AUG 12 2014 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Showers and thunderstorms associated with an area of low pressure located about 300 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico have continued to become better organized. Environmental conditions are conducive for further development, and a tropical depression is expected to form tonight or on Wednesday while the system moves westward at about 15 mph. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent. Showers and thunderstorms have increased in association with an elongated area of low pressure centered about 1400 miles east- southeast of the Big Island of Hawaii. Environmental conditions are expected to become more conducive for development in a couple of days when the system enters the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...60 percent. $$ Forecaster Blake