000 ABPZ20 KNHC 262336 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Sat Aug 26 2023 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Central East Pacific (EP92): Satellite-derived wind data indicate that the circulation of a low pressure system located several hundred miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula has become better defined. Additionally, the associated shower and thunderstorm activity continues to show increased signs of organization while the system moves west-northwestward to northwestward at 10 to 15 mph over the central portion of the tropical eastern Pacific. If these trends continue, advisories will be initiated on a tropical depression or tropical storm tonight. For additional information on this system, including gale warnings, see High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...near 100 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...near 100 percent. && High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service can be found under AWIPS header NFDHSFEPI, WMO header FZPN02 KWBC, and on the web at ocean.weather.gov/shtml/NFDHSFEPI.php $$ Forecaster Reinhart