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WTPZ33 KNHC 280839
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BULLETIN
HURRICANE RACHEL ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP182014
200 AM PDT SUN SEP 28 2014

...RACHEL SLOWING DOWN...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...21.1N 117.0W
ABOUT 470 MI...760 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB...28.97 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 21.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.0 WEST.  RACHEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H...BUT IS
EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY BY MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...BUT WEAKENING
IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BY TONIGHT.  RACHEL IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO 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 60
MILES...95 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 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