000 ABPZ20 KNHC 171721 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 AM PDT Thu Oct 17 2019 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Showers and thunderstorms have increased near an area of low pressure located about 1400 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. This system has become better organized since last night, and if this trend continues, advisories will likely be issued later today or tonight while it moves little during the next several days. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent. $$ Forecaster Roberts