835 ABPZ20 KNHC 242323 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Mon Sep 24 2018 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Showers and thunderstorms associated with a low pressure system located around 300 miles south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico continue to show signs of organization. Environmental conditions appear conducive for further development, and a tropical depression is likely to form within the next day or so while the system moves west-northwestward, well offshore of the coast of Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent. A trough of low pressure located about 1600 miles south-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii is producing disorganized shower activity. Some gradual development of this system is possible through the end of this week while it moves westward into the eastern portion of the central Pacific. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent. $$ Forecaster Zelinsky