000 ABPZ20 KNHC 011738 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1100 AM PDT WED OCT 1 2014 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Satellite imagery indicates that shower and thunderstorm activity associated with an area of low pressure located about 150 miles south of Manzanillo, Mexico, has become better organized during the past few hours. In addition, satellite data indicate that the low-level circulation has become better defined this morning. A tropical depression is expected to form later today or Thursday while the system moves toward the west-northwest at around 10 mph. Regardless of tropical cyclone formation, this disturbance will likely produce locally heavy rains over coastal portions of southern Mexico that could cause flash flooding and mud slides during the next day or two. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent. $$ Forecaster Brennan