000 ABPZ20 KNHC 170536 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1100 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: A trough of low pressure extending from the Gulf of Tehuantepec southwestward for several hundred miles continues to produce a large area of disorganized cloudiness and thunderstorms. Slow development of this system is possible during the next couple of days while the trough moves slowly northward or northwestward toward the coast of southern Mexico. Regardless of the potential for tropical cyclone formation, heavy rainfall and localized flooding associated with this disturbance could produce flash flooding and mudslides in portions of southern Mexico, especially near areas of elevated terrain, beginning this weekend. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...60 percent. $$ Forecaster Kimberlain