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Tropical Storm RACHEL (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM RACHEL ADVISORY NUMBER  22
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP182014
200 PM PDT MON SEP 29 2014

...RACHEL CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WEAKEN...


SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...23.0N 117.5W
ABOUT 485 MI...780 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 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 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM RACHEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.5 WEST. RACHEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/H...AND THE CYCLONE IS
LIKELY TO BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY TONIGHT BEFORE DRIFTING
WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD ON TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  STEADY WEAKENING IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE...AND
RACHEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW ON TUESDAY.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/LEWITSKY

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