Typhoon Genevieve is about 920km south of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of about 85 km/h.
The latest storm news from the US National Hurricane Center noted that Typhoon Genevieve is expected to strengthen rapidly in the coming days.
US storm forecasters pointed out that Typhoon Genevieve seems to be ready for a rapid intensification phase, with environmental indicators being quite favorable for the storm to intensify. The probability is from 74-100% for Typhoon Genevieve to increase by about 80 km/h in the next 36 hours. It is forecast that the maximum intensity of Genevieve will be a Category 4 hurricane, with winds of 210 km/h in the next 48 hours.
Typhoon Genevieve formed on July 24, local time, in the eastern Pacific in the context of Typhoon Fausto strengthening into a Category 2 hurricane and is expected to approach the Hawaiian archipelago next week.
According to the latest storm news from the US National Hurricane Center in Miami, the risk of storm Fausto causing heavy rain and strong winds is increasing, but it is still too early to determine the location or intensity of the storm.
People in the Hawaiian archipelago should follow Fausto's developments" - the news note.
Storm Fausto is currently far from the mainland, about 2,230km east of Hilo, Hawaii. The maximum sustained wind of this Category 2 hurricane is about 169 km/h.
US hurricane forecasters note that Hurricane Fausto may cause dangerous rough waves and strong currents that are life-threatening in some areas south of California. This storm is expected to gradually weaken in the coming days.
