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Tropical Storm Rachel formed in the Eastern Pacific as of Sept. 28, 2026, located about 250 miles southwest of Acapulco and 450 miles southeast of Manzanillo, Mexico. The system carried maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph and was moving west-northwest at 8 mph with a central pressure of 1001 mb. The National Hurricane Center forecast Rachel to intensify into a hurricane later in the week, posing a potential threat to Mexico's Pacific coast.