000 ABPZ20 KNHC 050523 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 PM PDT Fri Aug 4 2023 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Dora, located nearly 1500 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. Off the coast of Southwestern Mexico (EP97): Recent satellite data indicate that the circulation associated with an area of low pressure located a couple of hundred miles south of Manzanillo, Mexico, continues to become better defined. Although the associated shower and thunderstorm activity decreased in coverage during the evening, environmental conditions are conducive for additional development, and a tropical depression is likely to form overnight or on Saturday. The disturbance is forecast to move northwestward at about 15 mph, parallel to but not far offshore of the southwestern coast of Mexico. Interests along the southwestern coast of Mexico and the southern portion of the Baja California peninsula should monitor the progress of this system this weekend. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent. $$ Forecaster Brown