000 ABPZ20 KNHC 232329 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Wed Aug 23 2023 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: South of Southern Mexico: A broad area of low pressure located several hundred miles south of the coast of southern Mexico is producing some disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear favorable for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form within the next two to three days while it moves slowly to the northwest or north-northwest. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent. Central East Pacific: An area of disturbed weather located well south of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula is associated with a trough of low pressure. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for some gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form over the weekend while it moves west-northwestward over the central portion of the tropical eastern Pacific. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent. $$ Forecaster Reinhart