000 ABPZ20 KNHC 240023 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT FRI SEP 23 2016 CORRECTED OMISSION OF LAST SENTENCE OF THE SECOND PARAGRAPH For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with a broad area of low pressure located about 800 miles south-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula has not become any better organized during the past several hours. Environmental conditions are still expected to support the formation of a tropical depression over the weekend. This disturbance is moving slowly toward the northwest at about 5 to 10 mph, and a turn toward the north is expected in a day or two. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent * Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent A weak area of low pressure is located about 1700 miles east-southeast of the Big Island of Hawaii. Shower and thunderstorm activity is currently limited, and environmental conditions are expected to support only gradual development of this disturbance over the next couple of days while it moves westward at 5 to 10 mph. The environment is forecast to become more favorable for the development of a tropical cyclone by early next week. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent * Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent $$ Forecaster Beven/Zelinsky