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ABPZ20 KNHC 171730
TWOEP 

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1100 AM PDT Sun Sep 17 2023

For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude:

Central East Pacific:
Showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad area of low 
pressure located well south of the southern tip of the Baja 
California peninsula continue to show signs of becoming better 
organized. This system is currently elongated, but environmental 
conditions are expected to allow for additional development during 
the next few days. A tropical depression is expected to form by the 
middle of the week while the system moves west-northwestward over 
the central and western portions of the basin.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.

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Forecaster D. Zelinsky