ZCZC MIATCPEP3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE RACHEL ADVISORY NUMBER 14 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP182014 200 PM PDT SAT SEP 27 2014 ...RACHEL BECOMES THE TWELFTH HURRICANE OF THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC SEASON... SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...20.3N 116.5W ABOUT 460 MI...740 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB...29.21 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RACHEL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.5 WEST. RACHEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. A NORTH- NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWARD MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. LITTLE MOTION IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN NNNN
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