000 ABPZ20 KNHC 212334 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT FRI OCT 21 2016 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Numerous showers and thunderstorms located a few hundred miles south-southwest of the Gulf of Tehuantepec are associated with a broad area of low pressure. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for development of this disturbance over the next few days, and a tropical depression will likely form early next week while the system moves toward the west-northwest at about 10 to 15 mph. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent * Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent Disorganized cloudiness and showers are associated with a small low pressure area centered about 750 miles south-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. Further development of this system is unlikely because of the inhibiting effect of strong upper-level winds. This low pressure area is expected to drift northward or northwestward over the next few days. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent * Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent $$ Forecaster Landsea