The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said that Hurricane Genevieve now has maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, and is located about 325 miles south-southeast of the southern tip of Baja California. HURRICANE ELIDA STRENGTHENS TO CATEGORY 2 OFF MEXICO, STORM MAY CAUSE 'LIFE-THREATENING SURF'In its 8 a.m. EDT update, the NHC said that Genevieve "rapidly intensified" to a Category 4 hurricane less than 24 hours after reaching hurricane-strength. Eric Blake, a hurricane specialist at the NHC, said the storm is an "impressive hurricane" on satellite. While the hurricane is now a Category 4 storm packing winds of 130 mph, forecasters say that Genevieve won't maintain that in the days ahead. The hurricane is also forecast to bring 1 to 4 inches of rain across portions of far southern Baja California and the southwest coast of Mexico.

Source: Fox News August 18, 2020 13:18 UTC