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Hurricane RACHEL (Text)

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HURRICANE RACHEL ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP182014
800 AM PDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...RACHEL BEGINNING TO WEAKEN WHILE CONTINUING TO MOVE SLOWLY
NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...21.5N 117.2W
ABOUT 475 MI...765 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB...29.06 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 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RACHEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.2 WEST. RACHEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H...AND THIS
MOTION WITH A FURTHER DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  RACHEL MAY TEMPORARILY BECOME STATIONARY IN 24
TO 36 HOURS BEFORE DRIFTING SOUTHWESTWARD LATE MONDAY OR TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  STEADY WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS...AND RACHEL SHOULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY MONDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70
MILES...110 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN

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