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Hurricane Rachel reaches Category 1, expected to pass south of the peninsula; southern BCS told to monitor

On Wednesday the storm was 220 miles southwest of Cabo Corrientes with 85 mph winds and could become a major hurricane within 24 hours.

By Miguel Díaz Miró · Responsible editor ·
Session of the Baja California Sur State Civil Protection Council in Ciudad Constitución

Rachel has become a Category 1 hurricane and on Wednesday, September 30, was moving northwest off Mexico's Pacific coast on a track expected to take it south of the Baja California Peninsula through Thursday. No watches or warnings are in effect for Baja California Sur, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center advised people in the southern part of the state to monitor the system.

According to the center's advisory number 14, issued at 8:00 a.m. Mountain time, the storm was located near latitude 18.1 North, longitude 108.0 West. That is about 220 miles (355 kilometers) southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, and about 380 miles (610 kilometers) west of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán.

Winds and forecast

The hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (137 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 978 millibars. It was moving northwest at about 9 mph (15 km/h).

Forecasters expect rapid strengthening today and tonight, and Rachel could become a major hurricane in roughly 24 hours. It is then forecast to keep moving northwest at a slower pace before turning west-northwest and west later in the week, away from the mainland.

Hurricane-force winds extend up to 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds reach out about 160 miles (260 kilometers).

What it means for Baja California Sur

The State Civil Protection Council said on Tuesday that it is tracking Rachel. According to state authorities, the current track does not represent a direct impact on the state, although they remain alert to any rainfall it could produce.

The most likely effect in Los Cabos and La Paz is surf. The advisory warns that swells generated by the storm will spread northward from Mexico's southwestern coast, producing life-threatening surf and rip currents.

Practical advice

Rachel arrives one day after Hurricane Polo made landfall in Comondú, so arroyos and dirt roads in the central and northern parts of the state may still be saturated. Avoid crossing flooded dips with running water, and check beach and port conditions before swimming or heading out by boat.

Intensity forecasts can change within hours when a storm strengthens quickly. Check state and municipal Civil Protection notices several times a day and call 911 in an emergency. The Pacific tropical cyclone season ends on November 30.

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