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WTPZ33 KNHC 260839
TCPEP3

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM RACHEL ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP182014
200 AM PDT FRI SEP 26 2014

...RACHEL ABOUT TO PASS BETWEEN SOCORRO AND CLARION ISLANDS...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.0N 112.9W
ABOUT 390 MI...630 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 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 TROPICAL STORM RACHEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.9 WEST.  RACHEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H.  A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED BY
THIS AFTERNOON.  RACHEL IS FORECAST TO SLOW DOWN FURTHER AND TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST BY SATURDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH
WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 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 BERG