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WTPZ33 KNHC 271431
TCPEP3

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM RACHEL ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP182014
800 AM PDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...RACHEL MOVING NORTHWESTWARD WELL SOUTHWEST OF THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.6N 116.1W
ABOUT 460 MI...740 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.36 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 TROPICAL STORM RACHEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.1 WEST. RACHEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AND A REDUCTION IN FORWARD SPEED ARE FORECAST LATER
TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A FURTHER REDUCTION IN FORWARD SPEED ON SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST TODAY...AND RACHEL COULD
BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO
BEGIN ON SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.36 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 BRENNAN