742 ABPZ20 KNHC 202327 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Wed Sep 20 2023 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Kenneth, located about 1000 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. Western East Pacific (EP96): An area of low pressure located about 1200 miles east-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands continues to produce disorganized shower activity. Some gradual development of this system is possible through the end of the week before environmental conditions become less favorable. The low is expected to move westward at 5 to 10 mph, reaching the Central Pacific basin early Thursday. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent. Central East Pacific: A trough of low pressure located several hundred miles south of the southwestern coast of Mexico is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Gradual development of this system is possible over the next several days, and a tropical depression could form by early next week while it moves westward across the central and western part of the eastern Pacific basin. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent. $$ Forecaster Berg