825 ABPZ20 KNHC 071723 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 AM PDT Sat Oct 7 2023 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Lidia, located several hundred miles south-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. South of Southern Mexico (EP99): Showers and thunderstorms are gradually increasing in association with an area of low pressure centered a couple of hundred miles south of Acapulco, Mexico. Environmental conditions appear favorable for further development, and a tropical depression is expected to form during the next day or two. The disturbance is forecast to move slowly west-northwestward through tonight, and then turn northward and move toward the southern coast of Mexico late Sunday and Monday. Tropical storm watches or warnings could be required for a portion of the coast of southern Mexico later today or tonight, and interests in this area should monitor the progress of this system. Regardless of development, this system is likely to produce heavy rainfall along portions of the coast of southern and southwestern Mexico through early next week. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent. $$ Forecaster Hagen/Berg