000 ABPZ20 KNHC 260519 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 PM PDT Fri Oct 25 2024 For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Kristy, located over the western portion of the eastern Pacific basin. Western East Pacific: A large area of showers and thunderstorms is currently located well to the southwest of the southwestern coast of Mexico. An area of low pressure could develop from this system over the next couple of days as it moves into the western part of the East Pacific. Environmental conditions are then forecast to be conducive for additional development, and a tropical depression could form by the middle of next week while the system moves westward or west-northwestward at about 15 mph. This system is expected to move into the central Pacific basin on Wednesday or Thursday. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent. $$ Forecaster Papin