600 ABPZ20 KNHC 260501 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 25 2018 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: An elongated area of low pressure located around 1000 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula is producing a concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are expected to support gradual development and a tropical depression could form during the next few days while the system moves toward the west or west-northwest. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...medium...60 percent. Shower and thunderstorm activity has increased, but remains disorganized, in association with a small low pressure system located around 1700 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. Some slight development is possible overnight or tomorrow, but strong upper-level winds are likely to prevent further development by Friday while the system moves generally westward. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent. $$ Forecaster Zelinsky