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BULLETIN
HURRICANE GENEVIEVE ADVISORY NUMBER 21
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072026
1100 PM HST TUE JUL 28 2026
..GENEVIEVE STILL A MAJOR HURRICANE
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM HST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.4N 118.4W
ABOUT 630 MI...1015 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...956 MB...28.23 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 1100 PM HST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GENEVIEVE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 118.4 WEST. GENEVIEVE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H). THIS GENERAL
MOTION WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH (195 KM/H) WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. GENEVIEVE IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW
DAYS, BUT GENEVIEVE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A HURRICANE THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES (65 KM) FROM THE
CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES
(220 KM).
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 956 MB (28.23 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF: SWELLS GENERATED BY GENEVIEVE ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND WILL REACH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON
WEDNESDAY. THESE SWELLS WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND
ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT
CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
A DEPICTION OF RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE UNITED STATES CAN BE FOUND
AT: HURRICANES.GOV/GRAPHICS_EP2.SHTML?RIPCURRENTS
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 AM HST.
FORECASTER REINHART
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