Hurricane Trudy heads toward Mexico as Typhoon Champi threatens Guam
Fishing boats rest on the sand after being pulled from the sea as Hurricane Trudy moves parallel to Mexico’s Pacific coast, threatening more rain and strong winds after recent deadly storms, in Acapulco, Mexico, October 15, 2026.
Javier Verdin | Reuters
Hurricane Trudy moved toward Mexico’s southwestern and west-central Pacific coast and could strengthen through Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Trudy’s center was expected to approach the coast on Saturday and pass near it into Sunday. A hurricane warning was in effect from Manzanillo, Colima state, to Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco.
The latest NHC data showed the Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 kph) was about 265 miles (425 kilometers) west of Acapulco in Guerrero state and 170 miles (270 kilometers) south-southeast of Manzanillo, moving northwest at 10 mph (17 kph).
The Mexican Navy urged mariners and coastal residents to exercise extreme caution because of high waves, heavy rain, and the risk of rising rivers, flooding, and landslides in vulnerable areas.
Colima authorities said risks remained low but warned that heavy rainfall could cause damage because successive storms had already saturated the ground along the Pacific coast.
Trudy was expected to bring 4-8 inches (10-20 centimeters) of rain through the weekend, with isolated totals of around 15 inches (38 centimeters).
In the Pacific, Typhoon Champi also strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it moved west toward Guam at 14 mph (22 kph).
By Saturday night local time, Champi was about 55 miles (88 kilometers) southeast of Guam, with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (225 kph), according to the U.S. National Weather Service.
The storm was forecast to pass south of Guam early Sunday local time and continue intensifying through the day. Guam and Rota remained under a typhoon warning, while Tinian and Saipan were under a tropical storm warning and typhoon watch.
The governors of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands both requested emergency disaster declarations on Friday. Approval by U.S. President Donald Trump would authorize federal support and funding for emergency protective measures.
Airports, harbors, and some health facilities in the territories were closed. Resources were unlikely to reach the islands for three to five days, according to Saturday updates from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The territories are still recovering from Super Typhoons Sinlaku and Bavi, which struck in April and July, respectively.
