000 ABPZ20 KNHC 221147 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 AM PDT Sun Oct 22 2023 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Norma, located over the southern Gulf of California. South of Southern Mexico (EP91): Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with a broad area of low pressure located several hundred miles south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec continues to show signs of organization. The upper-level winds are expected to become more conducive for development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next couple of days. The system is forecast to meander or drift generally northward during the next few days. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent. $$ Forecaster Bucci