{"id": "1217642289253744647", "title": "Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory", "adv_date": "2026-10-10T21:00:00Z", "msg": "870\nWTPZ33 KNHC 102048\nTCPEP3\n \nBULLETIN\nTropical Storm Rachel Advisory Number  55\nNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP182026\n200 PM PDT Sat Oct 10 2026\n \n...RACHEL STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY WHILE QUICKLY MOVING NORTHEASTWARD...\n...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF THE BAJA\nCALIFORNIA PENINSULA THIS EVENING...\n \n \nSUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION\n----------------------------------------------\nLOCATION...27.0N 118.3W\nABOUT 255 MI...415 KM SW OF PUNTA BAJA MEXICO\nABOUT 400 MI...645 KM S OF SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 30 MPH...48 KM/H\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB...29.21 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 and Baja California Sur, from Punta\nEugenia northward 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 12\nto 24 hours.\n \nA Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are\npossible within the watch area, in this case within 24 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 200 PM PDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Rachel was\nlocated near latitude 27.0 North, longitude 118.3 West. Rachel is\nmoving toward the north-northeast near 30 mph (48 km/h). A \nnortheastward to north-northeastward motion with a further increase \nin forward speed is expected through Sunday. On the forecast track, \nthe center of Rachel is expected to approach northern Baja \nCalifornia today and move onshore tonight. Rachel's post-tropical \nremnants will then move across the southwestern United States on \nSunday.\n \nMaximum sustained winds are near 65 mph (100 km/h) with higher\ngusts. Some weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, \nespecially after Rachel moves inland over Baja California. Rachel \nis likely to become post-tropical by Sunday morning.\n \nTropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km)\nfrom the center.\n \nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 989 mb (29.21 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 \nthe Baja California Peninsula within the Tropical Storm Warning area \nthis evening and continue into Sunday morning. Tropical storm \nconditions are also possible within the Tropical Storm Watch area in \nextreme Southern California, eastern Baja California, and portions \nof northwest Mexico beginning tonight or early Sunday. Strong gusty \nwinds associated with the system are expected to spread over \ninterior portions of the Southwest United States, especially in \nareas of higher terrain, tonight 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\nhurricanes.gov/graphics_ep3.shtml?rainqpf and the Flash Flood Risk\ngraphic at hurricanes.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 intermediate advisory at 500 PM PDT.\nNext complete advisory at 800 PM PDT.\n \n"}