As of 2 p.m. ( 5 p.m . ET ) , Hurricane Rachel was centered well offshore about 460 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California , according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center . Rachel strengthens into a hurricane , about 100 miles off California 's coast . There are no current coastal warnings , as the storm moves west - northwest . It 's the 12th hurricane of the northeastern Pacific season ; the Atlantic has 4 .
Rachel strengthens into a hurricane , about 100 miles off California 's coast . There are no current coastal warnings , as the storm moves west - northwest . It 's the 12th hurricane of the northeastern Pacific season ; the Atlantic has 4 .