000 ABPZ20 KNHC 162341 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Fri Sep 16 2022 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Lester, located about 215 miles southeast of Acapulco, Mexico. Southwest of Southwestern Mexico: Showers and thunderstorms associated with a low pressure area located a few hundred miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, are gradually becoming better organized. Environmental conditions are forecast to become more conducive for development, and a tropical depression is likely to form tonight or on Saturday. This disturbance is forecast to meander off the southwestern coast of Mexico through the end of this week, and then begin to move northwestward early next week. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent. $$ Forecaster Beven