000 ABPZ20 KNHC 151136 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Well Southeast of the Hawaiian Islands: Disorganized showers and thunderstorms located about a thousand miles east-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands are associated with a trough of low pressure. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form this weekend or early next week while moving west-northwestward at about 10 mph. Information on this system can also be found in the Tropical Weather Outlook for the Central Pacific basin. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...60 percent. Offshore of Southwestern Mexico: An area of low pressure will likely form during the next couple of days well offshore of the coast of southwestern Mexico. Environmental conditions appear conducive for development of this system thereafter, and a tropical depression could form early next week while moving toward the west-northwest. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...50 percent. && The Tropical Weather Outlook for the Central Pacific basin can be found under AWIPS header HFOTWOCP and WMO header ACPN50 PHFO and on the web at hurricanes.gov $$ Forecaster Berg