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Genevieve becomes a hurricane off Mexico but poses no direct threat to land
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Key Points:
- Tropical Storm Genevieve has intensified into a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 90 mph, located about 500 miles south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, and is expected to become a major hurricane while remaining offshore.
- Genevieve is moving west-northwest at 17 mph and is forecast to stay well out to sea, posing no direct threat to land but causing dangerous surf and rip currents along Mexico’s southwestern coast and possibly the southern Baja California Peninsula.
- Hurricane Fausto, located about 995 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii, has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane with 90 mph winds and is expected to downgrade further to a tropical storm while moving west at 13 mph.
- Despite weakening, Fausto may still produce hazardous surf conditions, prompting warnings for residents and interests in the Hawaiian Islands to closely monitor the storm’s progress.
