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Hurricane RACHEL (Text)

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HURRICANE RACHEL ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP182014
800 PM PDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...RACHEL MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD...
...EXPECTED TO WEAKEN DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.5N 117.6W
ABOUT 490 MI...790 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB...29.09 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 22.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.6 WEST. RACHEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION WITH A FURTHER DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  RACHEL IS FORECAST TO BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY
ON MONDAY BEFORE DRIFTING SOUTHWESTWARD MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...
AND RACHEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON 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 985 MB...29.09 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 STEWART

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