MEXICO CITY Hurricane Genevieve, already a Category 2 storm, was expected to strengthen further into a major hurricane Tuesday off Mexico’s coast but was not forecast to reach land.
A tropical storm watch was issued Monday for southern parts of Mexicos Baja Peninsula with forecasters saying Genevieve could move to the southwest of the peninsula on Wednesday night or Thursday.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Monday night the storm had sustained winds of 100 mph (155 kph) and was moving west-northwest at 17 mph (28 kph). Genevieve was located about 205 miles (330 kms) south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.
Genevieve is forecast to become a major hurricane Tuesday.
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