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Tropical Storm RACHEL (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM RACHEL ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP182014
200 AM PDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...RACHEL TURNS NORTHWESTWARD...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.1N 115.8W
ABOUT 460 MI...745 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 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 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM RACHEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.8 WEST.  RACHEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY.  A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...AND RACHEL COULD BECOME A
HURRICANE BY TONIGHT.  WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT.

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...800 AM PDT.

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FORECASTER BERG

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