{"id": "1217536584518107143", "title": "Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory", "adv_date": "2026-10-10T12:00:00Z", "msg": "850\nWTPZ33 KNHC 101151\nTCPEP3\n \nBULLETIN\nTropical Storm Rachel Intermediate Advisory Number 53A\nNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP182026\n500 AM PDT Sat Oct 10 2026\n \n...RACHEL MOVING QUICKLY EAST-NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD BAJA \nCALIFORNIA MEXICO...\n \n \nSUMMARY OF 500 AM PDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION\n----------------------------------------------\nLOCATION...24.6N 120.5W\nABOUT 470 MI...760 KM SW OF PUNTA BAJA MEXICO\nABOUT 595 MI...960 KM SSW OF SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 60 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.30 INCHES\n \n \nWATCHES AND WARNINGS\n--------------------\nCHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:\n \nNone.\n \nSUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:\n \nA Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...\n* West coast of Baja California, from San Jose de Las Palomas\nnorthward to the U.S./Mexico Border\n* East coast of Baja California, from Isla San Luis northward to\nPuerto Penasco\n \nA Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...\n* Southern California coast from the U.S/Mexico Border northward to\nthe San Diego/Orange County Line\n* East coast of Baja California, from Bahia De Los Angeles\nnorthward to Isla San Luis\n* Northwest Mexico from Puerto Libertad to Puerto Penasco\n \nA Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are\nexpected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within 36 \nhours.\n \nA Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are\npossible within the watch area, in this case within 24 to 36 hours.\n \nFor storm information specific to your area in the United\nStates, including possible inland watches and warnings, please\nmonitor products issued by your local National Weather Service\nforecast office. For storm information specific to your area\noutside of the United States, please monitor products issued by\nyour national meteorological service.\n \n \nDISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK\n----------------------\nAt 500 AM PDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Rachel was\nlocated near latitude 24.6 North, longitude 120.5 West. Rachel is\nmoving toward the east-northeast near 21 mph (33 km/h). A turn \ntoward the north-northeast, accompanied by an additional increase in\nforward speed, is expected through Sunday. On the forecast track,\nthe center of Rachel is expected to approach and move ashore near\nthe U.S./Mexico border tonight.\n \nMaximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher\ngusts. Some additional strengthening is possible through tonight, \nbut rapid weakening is expected after Rachel moves inland over Baja \nCalifornia and the southwestern United States on Sunday.\n \nTropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles (205 km)\nfrom the center.\n \nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 992 mb (29.30 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: Tropical storm conditions are expected to reach portions of\nnorthern Baja California within the Tropical Storm Warning area\nbeginning later today and continuing into Sunday morning. Tropical\nstorm conditions are also possible within the Tropical Storm Watch\narea in extreme Southern California, eastern Baja California, and\nportions of northwest Mexico beginning tonight or early Sunday.\nStrong gusty winds associated with the system are expected to spread\nover interior portions of the Southwest United States, especially in\nareas of higher terrain, later today through early next week.\n \nRAINFALL: Rachel will bring 1 to 3 inches of rain to portions of\nBaja California this weekend.\n \nRachel and its associated moisture will also bring rainfall of 1 to\n3 inches, with maximum amounts locally up to 5 inches in portions of\nthe Southwest United States this weekend. This will lead to\nincreasing coverage of rainfall and potential for significant flash\nand 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: Waves generated by Rachel will continue to build along the\ncoasts of Southern California and northern Baja California today.\nThese waves, combined with an incoming long-period southerly swell,\nwill cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Coastal\nflooding and erosion are expected to worsen tonight into Sunday\nmorning as the highest waves coincide with the high tides and water\nlevels that are already running well above predicted levels.\nModerate to major coastal flooding is expected, with hazardous\ncoastal conditions continuing into early next week. Please consult\nproducts from your local weather office.\n \n \nNEXT ADVISORY\n-------------\nNext complete advisory at 800 AM PDT.\n \n"}