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Tropical Storm RACHEL (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM RACHEL ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP182014
800 PM PDT FRI SEP 26 2014

...RACHEL INTENSIFYING WELL OFFSHORE OF MEXICO...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.4N 115.3W
ABOUT 465 MI...750 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.36 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 18.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.3 WEST. RACHEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H.  THE SYSTEM
IS EXPECTED TO TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST BY SUNDAY WITH A
SLOWER RATE OF FORWARD SPEED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  RACHEL IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY SOME DURING THE NEXT DAY OR
SO AND THE SYSTEM IS PREDICTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE.  SLOW
WEAKENING IS LIKELY TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.36 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

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