000 ABPZ20 KNHC 011727 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 AM PDT Sun Oct 1 2023 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: South of Southwestern Mexico: A tropical wave located several hundred miles south of the coast of southern and southwestern Mexico continues to produce a large area of showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for development of this system during the next several days, and a tropical depression is expected to form during the middle part of this week while it moves west-northwestward to northwestward at about 10 mph. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent. South of Central America: A broad area of low pressure could form a few hundred miles south of the coast of Central America during the middle to latter part of this week. Thereafter, some gradual development of this system is possible while it moves slowly westward to west-northwestward. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent. $$ Forecaster Reinhart