000 ABPZ20 KNHC 160501 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 PM PDT Sun Oct 15 2023 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: South of Southwestern Mexico (EP90): A broad area of low pressure located a few hundred miles south of Acapulco, Mexico, is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are conducive for development of this system, and a tropical depression is anticipated to form within the next two or three days. This system is expected to move slowly westward and then turn northwestward late in the week offshore of the coast of southwestern Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent. South of Guatemala and Southern Mexico: An area of low pressure is expected to form south of the coasts of Guatemala and southern Mexico in a few days. Gradual development of the disturbance will be possible, and a tropical depression could form late this week or over the weekend while the system meanders over the far eastern portion of the basin. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent. $$ Forecaster Cangialosi