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Example 2 Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook (Text)

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ABPZ20 KNHC DDHHMM
TWOEP 
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
500 AM PDT SUN OCT 14 2007

FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE
FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

1. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BECOME A LITTLE MORE CONCENTRATED THIS
MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT
400 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.  CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE
FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM
WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST.  FORMATION LIKELIHOOD...HIGH.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS.

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FORECASTER KNABB

CHANCES OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS ARE
EXPRESSED AS EITHER LOW...MODERATE...OR HIGH.  THESE CATEGORIES
CORRESPOND TO PROBABILITIES OF LESS THAN 20 PERCENT...20-50
PERCENT...AND GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT...RESPECTIVELY.