000 ABPZ20 KNHC 162302 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Western East Pacific (EP92): A broad, elongated area of low pressure located several hundred miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula continues to produce a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. While a tropical depression could still form during the next day or two, the window for further development is shortening with stronger upper-level winds and cooler waters anticipated on Thursday. The system is forecast to move west- northwestward at 10-15 mph across the western part of the basin. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent. South of Southern Mexico: An area of low pressure is likely to form this weekend a few hundred miles south of the coast of southern Mexico. Some slow development of this system is possible early next week while it moves westward to west-northwestward at 10-15 mph. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent. $$ Forecaster Blake