Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center – Miami, FL
5:00 a.m. PDT – Friday, June 8, 2018
For the eastern North Pacific... east of 140°W longitude:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing ongoing advisories for Hurricane Aletta, currently located several hundred miles west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.
Meanwhile, shower and thunderstorm activity has increased in association with a broad area of low pressure located a few hundred miles south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Although the system is still disorganized, upper-level winds are forecast to become favorable for development later today.
A tropical depression or tropical storm is expected to form over the weekend as the system moves west to west-northwest, just off the southern coast of Mexico.
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Chance of formation within 48 hours: High — 80%
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Chance of formation within 5 days: High — 90%
Source: NOAA