000 ABPZ20 KNHC 212331 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Offshore of Southern Mexico: A trough of low pressure is producing a large area of showers and thunderstorms located a few hundred miles south of the coast of southern Mexico. Environmental conditions appear conducive for some slow development of this system while it meanders offshore the next few days, and a tropical depression could form during the early or middle part of next week when the system begins to move slowly eastward or northeastward toward the coast of southern Mexico. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent. Central Portion of the East Pacific: An area of low pressure could form well to the southwest of the southwestern coast of Mexico during the next couple of days. Environmental conditions appear conducive for some slow development of this system, and a tropical depression could form during the early or middle part of next week while the system moves slowly eastward or northeastward. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...50 percent. $$ Forecaster Kelly