000 ABPZ20 KNHC 190545 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 PM PDT Wed Oct 18 2023 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on strengthening Hurricane Norma, located several hundred miles south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. South of Southern Mexico (EP91): A weak area of low pressure located several hundred miles south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec is producing some disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Gradual development is expected, and a tropical depression is likely to form over the weekend or early next week while the system meanders or drifts generally northward over the far eastern portion of the basin. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent. $$ Forecaster Bucci