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WTPZ33 KNHC 250241
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM RACHEL ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP182014
800 PM PDT WED SEP 24 2014

...RACHEL...THE 17TH TROPICAL STORM OF THE YEAR...DEVELOPS WELL
SOUTH OF MEXICO...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.3N 107.4W
ABOUT 325 MI...525 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
ABOUT 550 MI...885 KM SSE OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM RACHEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.4 WEST. RACHEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT THE SAME FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.

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FORECASTER LANDSEA