000 ABPZ20 KNHC 032334 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Sat Sep 3 2022 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Javier, located about 200 miles west of the central portion of the Baja California peninsula. South of Southern Mexico: Showers and thunderstorms associated with an area of low pressure located south of the coast of southern Mexico have gradually become more organized during the afternoon and early evening. Although recent satellite imagery indicates that the system does not have a well-defined circulation yet, additional development is likely, and a tropical depression is expected to form tonight or on Sunday. The system is forecast to move generally west-northwestward or northwestward near the coast of southern and southwestern Mexico through early next week, bringing heavy rain to portions of that region regardless of development. Interests in those locations and the Baja California peninsula should monitor the progress of this disturbance. Additional information on this system, including gale warnings, can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent. && High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service can be found under AWIPS header NFDHSFEPI, WMO header FZPN02 KWBC, and on the web at ocean.weather.gov/shtml/NFDHSFEPI.php $$ Forecaster D. Zelinsky