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Hurricane Rachel (2026)
ActiveUpdated 8:00 AM PDT Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · NHC advisory 50
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50 mphNow · Tropical Storm
994 mbNow · central pressure
NE at 5 mphNow · moving
120 mphPeak winds · Cat 3
950 mbLowest pressure
NHC: TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND BAJA CALIFORNIA
Summary
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began advisories on Tropical Depression Eighteen-E at 2:00 AM PDT Sun, Sep 27, 2026, when it was 330 mi S of Acapulco Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph.
It strengthened into Tropical Storm Rachel at 2:00 PM PDT Sun, Sep 27, became a hurricane at 11:00 PM PDT Tue, Sep 29 and a major hurricane (Category 3 or stronger) at 2:00 PM PDT Thu, Oct 1.
Its highest maximum sustained winds in NHC products so far were 120 mph (195 km/h), Category 3, at 2:00 PM PDT Thu, Oct 1; the lowest central pressure reported so far was 950 mb (28.05 inches), at 2:00 PM PDT Thu, Oct 1.
As of NHC advisory 50 (8:00 AM PDT Fri, Oct 9), Rachel is a tropical storm located 935 mi W of the Southern Tip of Baja California, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and a minimum central pressure of 994 mb, moving NE at 5 mph.
From NHC public advisories and updates; this page refreshes with every new one. Operational values — NHC's final best-track report may revise them.
Track
NHC advisory timeline
| Issued (PDT) | NHC | Status · headline | Winds | Pressure | Position · motion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM PDT Fri, Oct 9 | Adv. 50 | Tropical StormTROPICAL STORM WATCHES ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND BAJA CALIFORNIA | 50 mph | ||
| 2:00 AM PDT Fri, Oct 9 | Adv. 49 | Tropical StormRACHEL WEAKENS SLIGHTLY NOW ON A NORTHEASTWARD TRACK | 50 mph | ||
| 8:00 PM PDT Thu, Oct 8 | Adv. 48 | Tropical StormRACHEL EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHEASTWARD LATER TONIGHT | 60 mph | ||
| 2:00 PM PDT Thu, Oct 8 | Adv. 47 | Tropical StormRACHEL WEAKENS SLIGHTLYEXPECTED TO TURN NORTHEASTWARD AND HEAD TOWARD BAJA CALIFORNIA ON FRIDAY | 65 mph | ||
| 8:00 AM PDT Thu, Oct 8 | Adv. 46 | Tropical StormRACHEL HOLDS STEADY OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN | 70 mph | ||
| 2:00 AM PDT Thu, Oct 8 | Adv. 45 | Tropical StormRACHEL NOW A TROPICAL STORM | 70 mph | ||
| 8:00 PM PDT Wed, Oct 7 | Adv. 44 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL WEAKENS SLIGHTLY | 75 mph | ||
| 2:00 PM PDT Wed, Oct 7 | Adv. 43 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL MAINTAINS HURRICANE INTENSITY | 80 mph | ||
| 8:00 AM PDT Wed, Oct 7 | Adv. 42 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN | 80 mph | ||
| 2:00 AM PDT Wed, Oct 7 | Adv. 41 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL HOLDS STEADY AS IT CONTINUES WESTWARD | 80 mph | ||
| 8:00 PM PDT Tue, Oct 6 | Adv. 40 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL HOLDING STEADY OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC | 80 mph | ||
| 2:00 PM PDT Tue, Oct 6 | Adv. 39 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL SLIGHTLY WEAKER | 80 mph | ||
| 8:00 AM PDT Tue, Oct 6 | Adv. 38 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD | 85 mph | ||
| 2:00 AM PDT Tue, Oct 6 | Adv. 37 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL WEAKENS SLIGHTLY WHILE CONTINUING WESTWARD | 85 mph | ||
| 8:00 PM PDT Mon, Oct 5 | Adv. 36 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL MOVING WESTWARD OVER THE OPEN EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN | 90 mph | ||
| 2:00 PM PDT Mon, Oct 5 | Adv. 35 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL SLIGHTLY BETTER ORGANIZED | 90 mph | ||
| 8:00 AM PDT Mon, Oct 5 | Adv. 34 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL SLIGHTLY WEAKENS AND CONTINUES WESTWARD | 85 mph | ||
| 2:00 AM PDT Mon, Oct 5 | Adv. 33 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL A LITTLE WEAKER AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD | 90 mph | ||
| 8:00 PM PDT Sun, Oct 4 | Adv. 32 | Hurricane (Cat 2)RACHEL CONTINUES TO MOVE OVER THE OPEN EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN | 100 mph | ||
| 2:00 PM PDT Sun, Oct 4 | Adv. 31 | Hurricane (Cat 2)RACHEL MAINTAINING ITS STRENGTH | 105 mph | ||
| 8:00 AM PDT Sun, Oct 4 | Adv. 30 | Hurricane (Cat 2)RACHEL STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE | 105 mph | ||
| 2:00 AM PDT Sun, Oct 4 | Adv. 29 | Hurricane (Cat 2)RACHEL STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE WHILE IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD | 100 mph | ||
| 8:00 PM PDT Sat, Oct 3 | Adv. 28 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY AS IT CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD | 90 mph | ||
| 2:00 PM PDT Sat, Oct 3 | Adv. 27 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWEST | 80 mph | ||
| 8:00 AM PDT Sat, Oct 3 | Adv. 26 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD | 85 mph | ||
| 2:00 AM PDT Sat, Oct 3 | Adv. 25 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL WEAKENS SLIGHTLY AS IT CONTINUES WESTWARD | 90 mph | ||
| 8:00 PM PDT Fri, Oct 2 | Adv. 24 | Hurricane (Cat 2)RACHEL CONTINUES WESTWARD AS IT PASSES SOCORRO ISLANDSOME WEAKENING EXPECTED OVER NEXT SEVERAL DAYS | 100 mph | ||
| 2:00 PM PDT Fri, Oct 2 | Adv. 23 | Hurricane (Cat 2)RACHEL CONTINUES LASHING SOCORRO ISLAND AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD | 105 mph | ||
| 8:00 AM PDT Fri, Oct 2 | Adv. 22 | Hurricane (Cat 2)RACHEL PASSING JUST NORTH OF SOCORRO ISLAND | 110 mph | ||
| 2:00 AM PDT Fri, Oct 2 | Adv. 21 | Hurricane (Cat 3)RACHEL WEAKENS SLIGTHLY AS IT TURNS WESTWARD | 115 mph | ||
| 8:00 PM PDT Thu, Oct 1 | Adv. 20 | Hurricane (Cat 3)RACHEL HOLDING STEADY | 120 mph | ||
| 2:00 PM PDT Thu, Oct 1 | Adv. 19 | Hurricane (Cat 3)RACHEL STRENGTHENS WHILE SLOWLY MOVING WESTWARD | 120 mph | ||
| 8:00 AM PDT Thu, Oct 1 | Adv. 18 | Hurricane (Cat 2)RACHEL STRENGTHENS | 105 mph | ||
| 2:00 AM PDT Thu, Oct 1 | Adv. 17 | Hurricane (Cat 2)RACHEL STRENGTHENING AS IT CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD | 100 mph | ||
| 8:00 PM PDT Wed, Sep 30 | Adv. 16 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING AS IT CONTINUES NORTHWESTWARD | 90 mph | ||
| 2:00 PM PDT Wed, Sep 30 | Adv. 15 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWESTWARDNOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA INDICATES THE STORM IS GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED | 85 mph | ||
| 8:00 AM PDT Wed, Sep 30 | Adv. 14 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWESTWARDWARNINGS AND WATCHES DISCONTINUED FOR THE COAST OF MEXICO | 85 mph | ||
| 5:00 AM PDT Wed, Sep 30 | Adv. 13A | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWESTWARDCOULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE IN A DAY OR SO | 85 mph | ||
| 2:00 AM PDT Wed, Sep 30 | Adv. 13 | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL IS STRENGTHENINGCOULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE IN A DAY OR SO | 85 mph | ||
| 11:00 PM PDT Tue, Sep 29 | Adv. 12A | Hurricane (Cat 1)RACHEL BECOMES A HURRICANE | 75 mph | ||
| 8:00 PM PDT Tue, Sep 29 | Adv. 12 | Tropical StormRACHEL EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE SOONTROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS OCCURRING WITHIN THE WARNING AREA ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO | 70 mph | ||
| 5:00 PM PDT Tue, Sep 29 | Adv. 11A | Tropical StormRACHEL FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE LATER THIS WEEKGUSTY WINDS SPREADING ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO | 70 mph | ||
| 2:00 PM PDT Tue, Sep 29 | Adv. 11 | Tropical StormRACHEL NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTHNOW FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE | 70 mph | ||
| 11:00 AM PDT Tue, Sep 29 | Adv. 10A | Tropical StormRACHEL HOLDING STEADY SOUTH OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO | 65 mph | ||
| 8:00 AM PDT Tue, Sep 29 | Adv. 10 | Tropical StormRACHEL SLIGHTLY STRONGER | 65 mph | ||
| 5:00 AM PDT Tue, Sep 29 | Adv. 9A | Tropical StormRACHEL BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED OFFSHORE OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO | 60 mph | ||
| 2:00 AM PDT Tue, Sep 29 | Adv. 9 | Tropical StormRACHEL EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO | 60 mph | ||
| 11:00 PM PDT Mon, Sep 28 | Adv. 8A | Tropical StormRACHEL CONTINUES MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO | 60 mph | ||
| 8:00 PM PDT Mon, Sep 28 | Adv. 8 | Tropical StormRACHEL MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO | 60 mph | ||
| 5:00 PM PDT Mon, Sep 28 | Adv. 7A | Tropical StormRACHEL SLIGHTLY STRONGER | 60 mph | ||
| 2:00 PM PDT Mon, Sep 28 | Adv. 7 | Tropical StormRACHEL MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF MEXICO | 50 mph | ||
| 11:00 AM PDT Mon, Sep 28 | Adv. 6A | Tropical StormRACHEL CONTINUES MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD | 50 mph | ||
| 8:00 AM PDT Mon, Sep 28 | Adv. 6 | Tropical StormRACHEL A LITTLE STRONGER AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARDTROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO | 50 mph | ||
| 5:00 AM PDT Mon, Sep 28 | Adv. 5A | Tropical StormRACHEL EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER THIS WEEK | 45 mph | ||
| 2:00 AM PDT Mon, Sep 28 | Adv. 5 | Tropical StormRACHEL MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OFFSHORE OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO | 45 mph | ||
| 11:00 PM PDT Sun, Sep 27 | Adv. 4A | Tropical StormRACHEL SLIGHTLY STRONGER | 45 mph | ||
| 8:00 PM PDT Sun, Sep 27 | Adv. 4 | Tropical StormTROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO | 40 mph | ||
| 2:00 PM PDT Sun, Sep 27 | Adv. 3 | Tropical StormDEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO A TROPICAL STORM | 40 mph | ||
| 8:00 AM PDT Sun, Sep 27 | Adv. 2 | Tropical DepressionTROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN-E FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN WHILE IT REMAINS OFFSHORE THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO | 35 mph | ||
| 2:00 AM PDT Sun, Sep 27 | Adv. 1 | Tropical DepressionTROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN-E FORMS SOUTH OF MEXICO | 35 mph |
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