Hurricane RACHEL

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HURRICANE RACHEL ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP182014
200 AM PDT MON SEP 29 2014

...RACHEL STILL A HURRICANE BUT LIKELY TO WEAKEN SOON...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.8N 117.5W
ABOUT 485 MI...780 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 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 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RACHEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.5 WEST.  RACHEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H...AND RACHEL IS
FORECAST TO BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY LATER TODAY BEFORE DRIFTING
WESTWARD TO WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD ON TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND RACHEL
IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80
MILES...130 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...800 AM PDT.

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FORECASTER PASCH

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