▁south - s outh west ▁of ▁Man zan illo , ▁Mexico . ▁September   2 5 ▁ 0 3 : 0 0   UTC ▁( 8 : 0 0   p . m .   P DT ▁September   2 4 )   – ▁Trop ical ▁De pression ▁E igh teen - E ▁intens ifies ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Rach el ▁approximately ▁ 3 2 5   mi ▁( 5 2 5   km ) ▁south west ▁of ▁Man zan illo , ▁Mexico ▁and ▁about ▁ 5 5 0   mi ▁( 8 8 5   km ) ▁south - s out heast ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁tip ▁of ▁B aja   Cal iforn ia . ▁September   2 7 ▁ 2 1 : 0 0   UTC ▁( 2 : 0 0   p . m .   P DT )   – ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Rach el ▁intens ifies ▁to ▁a ▁Category   1 ▁h urr icane , ▁the ▁tw elf th ▁h urr icane ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁North ▁Pacific ▁season , ▁about ▁ 4 6 0   mi ▁( 7 4 0   km ) ▁west - s outh west ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁tip ▁of ▁B aja   Cal iforn ia . ▁September   2 9 ▁ 1 5 : 0 0   UTC ▁( 8 : 0 0   a . m .   P DT )   – ▁H urr icane ▁Rach el ▁weak ens ▁to ▁a ▁tropical ▁storm ▁roughly ▁ 4 8 5   mi ▁( 7 8