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HURRICANE GENEVIEVE SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 19
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072026
500 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2026
..GENEVIEVE STRENGTHENS AGAIN
SUMMARY OF 500 PM PDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.2N 117.2W
ABOUT 575 MI...920 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB...28.00 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 500 PM PDT (0000 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GENEVIEVE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 117.2 WEST. GENEVIEVE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H), AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 130 MPH (215 KM/H)
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GENEVIEVE IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO, THEN A WEAKENING TREND SHOULD
BEGIN THEREAFTER.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES (75 KM) FROM THE
CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES
(205 KM).
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 948 MB (28.00 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF: SWELLS GENERATED BY GENEVIEVE ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO AND THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA.
THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO PERSIST FOR A FEW MORE DAYS, AND COULD
CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE
CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 PM PDT.
FORECASTER KELLY
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