MIAMI — Genevieve became a Category 5 hurricane early Monday, the first in the East Pacific region in two years, forecasters said. It is expected to stay far out to sea on a course roughly parallel with the Mexico coast. Genevieve had maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h), according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Genevieve’s center was located about 530 miles (855 kilometres) southwest of Manzanillo, and it was headed northwest at 13 mph (20 km/h). No coastal watches or warnings were in effect, but the hurricane center said that swells from the storm — likely causing “life-threatening surf and rip current conditions” — were affecting parts of Mexico’s southwestern coast and the Baja California Peninsula. The storm was expected to begin weakening from Tuesday. Farther northwest in the Pacific, Hurricane Fausto weakened to a Category 1 storm as it continued on a path in the general direction of the Hawaiian Islands. Forecasters said Fausto was expected to be downgraded to a tropical storm in the coming days but warned that it could still generate significant surf for parts of Hawaii. Fausto had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). It was located about 670 miles (1,080 kilometres) east of Hilo and was moving west-northwest at 14 mph (22 km/h). The Associated Press
