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ABPZ20 KNHC 242313

TWOEP



Tropical Weather Outlook

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL

500 PM PDT Fri Aug 24 2018



For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude:



An elongated area of low pressure located about 1000 miles

south-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula

continues to produce disorganized showers and a few thunderstorms.

Gradual development of this system is possible during the next

several days, and a tropical depression could form by the middle of

next week while the system moves westward around 10 mph.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.

* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...50 percent.



An area of low pressure could form well to the east-southeast of the

Hawaiian Islands in a couple of days. Development of this system, if

any, should be slow to occur next week while it moves westward or

west-northwestward at about 10 mph.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.

* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.



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Forecaster Zelinsky




Source: Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook