000 ABPZ20 KNHC 190507 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 PM PDT Fri Oct 18 2019 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Octave, located over the southwestern portion of the eastern Pacific basin. A large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms is located near the west-central coast of Mexico. A weak low pressure system is expected to develop near the coast by Saturday night and some slight development is possible before the system moves inland and dissipates by late Sunday. Regardless of development, heavy rainfall associated with this disturbance could produce flash flooding and mudslides across portions of Michoacan, Colima, and Jalisco, especially in areas of mountainous terrain, during the next few days. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent. A small low pressure system located over the far southwestern portion of the East Pacific basin is producing limited shower and thunderstorm activity. Development, if any, will be slow to occur while the system drifts westward. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent. $$ Forecaster Latto