000 ABPZ20 KNHC 271728 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 AM PDT Fri May 27 2022 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: South of the Gulf of Tehuantepec: Showers and thunderstorms associated with an area of low pressure located about 250 miles south-southwest of the Gulf of Tehuantepec continue to show signs of organization. Environmental conditions are conducive for additional development, and a tropical depression is expected to form later today or Saturday while it moves westward at 5 to 10 mph. This system is expected to turn northward and strengthen while it moves toward southern Mexico over the weekend. Tropical-storm-force or hurricane-force winds are becoming increasingly likely along the coast of southern Mexico early next week, and interests there should monitor the progress of this disturbance. Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall, which could cause flash flooding, is possible along coastal sections of Guatemala and southern Mexico during the next few days. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent. $$ Forecaster Cangialosi/Bucci/Berg