After rapidly intensifying into a Category 4 hurricane on Monday, Genevieve returned to a Category 3 hurricane with a wind speed of 115 mph on Wednesday – but now expects to follow a little closer to the country than previously predicted.
As of late Wednesday morning, the storm center was located about 140 miles south of the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula in California and moved it to the northwest at 9 mph.
While Genevieve is not expected to make any landfall along the Baja Peninsula in California, it will run about 70 miles offshore this past Wednesday and Thursday morning before moving out of the country Friday.
Hurricane force winds remain very close to the center, extending only 35 miles outside.
“Only a slight deviation to the right of the railroad would land hurricane force winds,” warns the U.S. National Hurricane Center, “and the Mexican government has issued a Hurricane Warning for part of the southern coast of Baja California. . “
With winds of tropical storm force reaching 140 miles, tropical storm guards and warnings are in place for the southern Baja California Peninsula.
In addition to strong winds heavy rainfall is expected in this area, with up to 10 inches of rain possible. This rainfall can lead to life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.
Large swells generated by Genevieve are affecting parts of the coast of southern Mexico and will spread northward along the coast of Mexico to the Baja California Peninsula until Thursday.
Storm is unlikely to provide U.S. relief
But the storm will remain well offshore over the weekend and disappear over the cooler waters of the Pacific Ocean, meaning it will not deliver the break, so many are looking to the northeast.
“There will be a slight increase in humidity and temperatures will drop a few degrees, but it will continue to be above average with the monsoon showers bad and far between Friday and Saturday,” said CNN meteorologist Tom Sater.
Pacific Ocean overshadows Atlantic Ocean for now
CNN’s Max Claypool contributed to this report.
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