{"id": "1217145940312129543", "title": "Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory", "adv_date": "2026-10-09T03:00:00Z", "msg": "574\nWTPZ33 KNHC 090244\nTCPEP3\n \nBULLETIN\nTropical Storm Rachel Advisory Number  48\nNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP182026\n800 PM PDT Thu Oct 08 2026\n \n...RACHEL EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHEASTWARD LATER TONIGHT...\n \n \nSUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION\n----------------------------------------------\nLOCATION...22.6N 125.5W\nABOUT 995 MI...1600 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.24 INCHES\n \n \nWATCHES AND WARNINGS\n--------------------\nThere are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.\n \nInterests in extreme northern Baja California, northern Gulf of \nCalifornia, and Southern California should monitor the progress of \nRachel. Tropical Storm Watches could be required for a portion of \nthis area later tonight.\n \n \nDISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK\n----------------------\nAt 800 PM PDT (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Rachel was\nlocated near latitude 22.6 North, longitude 125.5 West. Rachel is\nmoving toward the west-northwest near 6 mph (9 km/h). A turn to the \nnortheast is forecast to occur overnight tonight, along with an \nincrease in forward speed thereafter. \n \nMaximum sustained winds have decreased to 60 mph (95 km/h) with \nhigher gusts. Some weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, \nfollowed by a steady intensity thereafter until landfall. \n \nTropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km)\nfrom the center.\n \nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 990 mb (29.24 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\nWTPZ43 KNHC.\n \nRachel and the moisture associated with the system will spread over \nportions of the Southwest United States and northern Baja California \npeninsula through this weekend. This will lead to increasing \ncoverage of rainfall and for the potential of flash and urban \nflooding.\n \nRAINFALL: Rachel will bring 1 to 3 inches of rain to portions of\nBaja California this weekend.\n \nRachel and the moisture associated with the system will also bring\nrainfall of 1 to 3 inches, with maximum amounts locally up to 5\ninches across the higher terrain, across portions of the Southwest\nUnited States this weekend. This will lead to increasing coverage of\nrainfall and potential for flash and urban flooding.\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 and \nthe Flash Flood Risk graphic at \nhurricanes.gov/graphics_ep3.shtml?ero.\n \nSURF: Swells partly generated by Rachel will build along the coast \nof Southern California and northern Baja California through the \nweekend.  These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and \nrip current conditions as well as minor to moderate coastal \nflooding.  Please consult products from your local weather office.\n \nWIND: The risk of tropical-storm-force winds is increasing for \nportions of northern Baja California through extreme northwestern \nMexico this weekend, and a Tropical Storm Watch may be required for \na portion of that area later tonight. Strong gusty winds associated \nwith the system are expected to spread over interior portions of the \nSouthwest United States, especially in areas of higher terrain, from \nthis weekend into early next week.\n \n \nNEXT ADVISORY\n-------------\nNext complete advisory at 200 AM PDT.\n \n"}