{"id": "1214741629446586375", "title": "Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory", "adv_date": "2026-09-30T15:00:00Z", "msg": "547\nWTPZ33 KNHC 301455\nTCPEP3\n \nBULLETIN\nHurricane Rachel Advisory Number  14\nNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP182026\n800 AM MST Wed Sep 30 2026\n \n...RACHEL CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWESTWARD...\n...WARNINGS AND WATCHES DISCONTINUED FOR THE COAST OF MEXICO...\n \n \nSUMMARY OF 800 AM MST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION\n----------------------------------------------\nLOCATION...18.1N 108.0W\nABOUT 380 MI...615 KM W OF LAZARO CARDENAS MEXICO\nABOUT 220 MI...350 KM SW OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...978 MB...28.88 INCHES\n \n \nWATCHES AND WARNINGS\n--------------------\nCHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:\n \nThe government of Mexico has discontinued all coastal warnings and\nwatches.\n \nSUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:\n \nThere are no coastal watches of warnings in effect.\n \nInterests in the southern portion of Baja California Sur should\nmonitor the progress of Rachel.\n \n \nDISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK\n----------------------\nAt 800 AM MST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Rachel was located \nnear latitude 18.1 North, longitude 108.0 West. Rachel is moving \ntoward the northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h). A northwestward motion at \na slower forward speed is expected during the next day or two, \nfollowed by a turn toward the west-northwest and west later this \nweek. On the forecast track, the center of Rachel is expected to \nmove away from mainland Mexico and pass south of the Baja California \nPeninsula through Thursday.\n \nMaximum sustained winds are near 85 mph (140 km/h) with higher \ngusts.  Rapid strengthening is expected today and tonight, and \nRachel could become a major hurricane within the next day or so.\n \nHurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from the\ncenter and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 160 miles\n(260 km).\n \nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 978 mb (28.88 inches).\n \n \nHAZARDS AFFECTING LAND\n----------------------\nKey messages for Rachel can be found in the Tropical Cyclone\nDiscussion under AWIPS header MIATCDEP3 and WMO header WTPZ43 KNHC.\n \nWIND: Gusts to tropical-storm force are possible along portions of\nthe coast of southwestern Mexico through tonight.\n \nRAINFALL: Rachel is expected to produce additional rainfall totals\nof 2 to 6 inches, with isolated maximum storm totals of 12 inches,\nacross coastal portions of the Mexican states of Guerrero,\nMichoac\u00e1n, Colima and Jalisco. This rainfall may produce\nlife-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of\nsteep terrain.\n \nFor a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with\nRachel, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall\nGraphic available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_ep3.shtml?rainqpf\n \nSURF: Swells generated by Rachel will affect the southwestern coast\nof Mexico during the next couple of days and spread northward along\nthe coast of west-central Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula\nthrough the end of the week. These swells are likely to cause\nlife-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult\nproducts from your local weather office.\n \n \nNEXT ADVISORY\n-------------\nNext complete advisory at 200 PM MST.\n \n"}