000 ABPZ20 KNHC 302316 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Tue Aug 30 2022 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Offshore of Southwestern Mexico: A tropical wave located a few hundred miles south-southeast of Manzanillo, Mexico is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for gradual development during the next few days, and a tropical depression is expected to form later this week or by this weekend. The system is forecast to move west-northwestward or northwestward, likely remaining a few hundred miles off the coast of southwestern Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent. South of Southern Mexico: An area of low pressure is forecast to form south of the southern coast of Mexico by late this week. Some gradual development of this system is possible through early next week while it moves westward or west-northwestward near the coast of southern Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent. $$ Forecaster Brown