Genevieve becomes a Category 5 hurricane but is not expected to make landfall
Genevieve had 160 mph winds as forecasters warned its swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip currents along Mexico’s coast.
- Hurricane Genevieve became a Category 5 hurricane early Monday with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, marking the first such storm in the East Pacific region in two years, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
- Centered about 530 miles southwest of Manzanillo and moving northwest at 13 mph, Genevieve is expected to remain well offshore; forecasters say the storm will begin weakening from Tuesday.
- Swells from the storm are producing "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions" along Mexico's southwestern coast and the Baja California Peninsula, though no formal coastal watches are in effect.
- Farther northwest in the Pacific, Hurricane Fausto weakened to a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph as it continues toward the Hawaiian Islands.
- Located about 670 miles east of Hilo, Fausto is moving west-northwest at 14 mph and is expected to generate significant surf for parts of Hawaii in coming days.
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Pacific sizzles as the Atlantic simmers
Genevieve rapidly strengthened 75 mph in just 24 hours over the eastern Pacific over the weekend to top the scales as a Category 5 hurricane by the pre-dawn hours Monday. The frequency of such explosive strengthening is rare in the eastern Pacific – fewer than 1% of all “fixes” (6-hourly position and intensity estimates) made since 1970.
Hurricane Genevieve becomes first Category 5 storm in eastern Pacific since 2024
Hurricane Genevieve became the first Category 5 hurricane in the eastern Pacific since Kristy in 2024, reaching maximum sustained winds of 160 miles per hour before weakening later in the day. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) upgraded Genevieve at 2 a.m. MST on Monday after satellite images showed a clear, well-defined eye surrounded by expanding cold cloud tops. Multiple satellite estimates indicated winds of between 158 and 163 mph. Genevie…
By its rapid intensification, the cyclone became the most powerful in the Eastern Pacific since 2024. What happened in the last few hours
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