278 ABPZ20 KNHC 190501 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 18 2018 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: A tropical wave is producing a large area of showers and thunderstorms centered about 1250 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. This system continues to show some signs of organization, and further development is possible during the next several days while it moves quickly westward. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent. An area of low pressure is expected to form this weekend several hundred miles southwest of Mexico. Environmental conditions should support some slow development of this system early next week while it moves westward or west-northwestward well southwest of Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent. Another area of low pressure is likely to form early next week several hundred miles south of the southern coast of Mexico. Conditions appear conducive for some development of this system next week while it moves westward to west-northwestward at around 10 mph. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent. $$ Forecaster Blake