Genevieve becomes a Category 5 hurricane but is not expected to make landfall

Hurricane Genevieve intensified into a Category 5 hurricane early on July 27, 2026, becoming the first such storm in the East Pacific region in two years, according to the National Hurricane Centre in Miami. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kph) and was located about 530 miles (855 km) southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, moving northwest at 13 mph (20 kph). Forecasters expect Genevieve to remain far out at sea on a course roughly parallel to the Mexico coast, posing no landfall threat. The report includes a satellite image from NOAA showing both Hurricane Fausto and Hurricane Genevieve over the Pacific Ocean.