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Hurricane RACHEL (Text)

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HURRICANE RACHEL ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP182014
800 PM PDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...RACHEL GETTING STRONGER...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.7N 116.6W
ABOUT 455 MI...735 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...982 MB...29.00 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 HURRICANE RACHEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.6 WEST. RACHEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H.  A NORTH-
NORTHWESTWARD 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 85 MPH...140 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
TONIGHT...WHILE WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60
MILES...95 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 982 MB...29.00 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 BEVEN

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