Hurricane Trudy strengthened to Category 2 on the afternoon of Saturday, October 17, 2026, off the coasts of Jalisco and Colima, with sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour, gusts of 195 kilometers per hour and waves of up to seven meters, according to the National Meteorological Service.
The cyclone reached that area after the passage of Hurricane Simón, which reached Category 4 before degrading on Friday to a remnant low south of Baja California Sur. Authorities reported one person dead in Guerrero, damage to 71 homes and 35 businesses in Colima, and 177 people housed in temporary shelters, according to El Financiero. The coincidence of both systems in the Mexican Pacific puts the response of Civil Protection, the shelters and port operations at the center of the public agenda on the coast, where the closure of beaches and the port of Manzanillo suspends tourism and cargo activities.
At 15:00 on Saturday, the center of Trudy was located 180 kilometers south-southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, and 190 kilometers west-southwest of Punta San Telmo, Michoacán, moving northwest at 17 kilometers per hour, according to Conagua. The agency forecast intense rainfall, of 75 to 150 millimeters, in Colima and the south and coast of Michoacán; very heavy, of 50 to 75 millimeters, in southern Jalisco and Nayarit, and heavy, of 25 to 50 millimeters, in southwestern Guerrero. State authorities closed beaches and the port of Manzanillo, opened six temporary shelters and reinforced patrols in coastal communities. The Government of Mexico issued a tropical storm warning for the Islas Marías, while the 05:19 report on Sunday, October 18, placed the center 215 kilometers west-southwest of Manzanillo, with winds of 165 kilometers per hour and gusts of 205.
The official forecast keeps Trudy as a Category 2 hurricane during Sunday, October 18, and expects it to drop to Category 1 on Monday, before degrading to a tropical storm near Baja California Sur. The evolution brings to the fore the operation of shelters, the restoration of services and the reopening of the port of Manzanillo, three fronts that will mark the week on the Pacific coast.
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