000 ABPZ20 KNHC 142328 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Sat Oct 14 2023 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: South of Southwestern Mexico: An area of low pressure is expected to form several hundred miles south of the southwestern coast of Mexico in a few days. Subsequent development of the system is likely, and a tropical depression is expected to form during the middle to latter part of next week while the system meanders well offshore of the coast of Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent. South of Guatemala and El Salvador: An area of low pressure is expected to form south of the coasts of Guatemala and El Salvador by the middle of next week. Gradual development of the disturbance will be possible after that while the system meanders over the far eastern portion of the eastern North Pacific basin. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent. $$ Forecaster D. Zelinsky