000 ABPZ20 KNHC 162316 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Wed Aug 16 2023 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Fernanda, located well to the west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, and on Tropical Storm Hilary, located a few hundred miles south of Manzanillo, Mexico. South of Southern Mexico: An area of low pressure could form south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec over the weekend. Some gradual development of this system is possible thereafter while it moves generally west-northwestward. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent. && Public Advisories on Hilary are issued under WMO header WTPZ34 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPEP4. Forecast/Advisories on Hilary are issued under WMO header WTPZ24 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMEP4. $$ Forecaster Roberts