000 ABPZ20 KNHC 211145 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL Issued by the NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 500 AM PDT Wed Sep 21 2022 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: South of Southwestern Mexico: Showers and thunderstorms have increased in association with a broad area of low pressure located just off the coast of southwestern Mexico. Environmental conditions appear generally conducive for additional development and a tropical depression is likely to form over the next day or two. This system is expected to move west-northwestward near or just south of southwestern Mexico over the next day or so, and then away from the coast of Mexico through the end of the week. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent. South of Central America and Southeastern Mexico: Disorganized showers and thunderstorms continue off the coast of southern Mexico and Central America in association with a trough of low pressure. Development of this system, if any, should be slow to occur while it meanders off the coast of southern Mexico through the remainder of the week. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent. $$ Forecaster Cangialosi/Gallina