000 ABPZ20 KNHC 082325 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 500 PM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Offshore of Southwestern Mexico (EP99): Showers and thunderstorms remain limited in association with a small but well-defined area of low pressure located a little over one hundred miles west-southwest of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The proximity of very dry environmental air to the west of the system may continue to limit shower and thunderstorm activity and its chances to become a tropical depression are decreasing. This system is forecast to move slowly north-northwestward to northwestward, just offshore of the coast of Mexico and by late Wednesday, upper-level winds are also forecast to become unfavorable, ending its chances for further development. Regardless of development, the system could bring areas of heavy rain to portions of southwestern Mexico during the next couple of days. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent. $$ Forecaster Papin