000 ABPZ20 KNHC 221115 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 AM PDT Sun Aug 22 2021 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: A large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms along and offshore of the coast of west-central Mexico is associated with the remnants of Grace. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development, and a tropical depression is likely to form within the next day or so while the system moves westward at 10 to 15 mph away from the coast of Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent. An area of low pressure is forecast to form offshore of the coast of southern Mexico early next week. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for some gradual development thereafter, and a tropical depression could form by mid-week. The system is forecast to move generally west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph, near or just offshore of the southwestern coast of Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...medium...60 percent. $$ Forecaster Roberts