Trudy weakens to Category 1 hurricane as it moves towards Mexico’s Pacific coast
Forecasters said Trudy had 85 mph winds and could strengthen slightly before reaching the coast, where hurricane warnings remained in effect.
- Hurricane Trudy weakened to a Category 1 storm Friday afternoon, though forecasters expect it to approach Mexico's southwestern coast Saturday night into Sunday.
- A hurricane warning covers the Mexican coast from Manzanillo, Colima, to Playa Perula, Jalisco, as Trudy sits 360 kilometers southwest of Acapulco, Guerrero.
- The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami confirmed the downgrade using satellite data and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft observations showing maximum sustained winds near 135 km/h.
- Tropical Storm Simon moves northwest off South Baja California with winds near 65 kph, forecast to weaken to a remnant low soon.
- Elsewhere in the Pacific, Tropical Storm Champi intensifies toward the Marianas with winds near 96 kph, prompting the U.S. Weather Service and Navy's Meteorology and Oceanography Command to issue typhoon warnings for Guam and Rota.
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The National Water Commission (Conagua) reported in the early hours of this Friday that Hurricane Trudy has intensified to category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. It was a planned step in the evolution of the cyclone, which has climbed three categories in less than a day. The authorities predict that it will continue to intensify in the next hours, until it can reach category 4 on Saturday. The states of Guerrero, Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco w…
Hurricane Trudy went down to category 1 when interacting with the cold front 2, reports the Conagua
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Trudy weakens to Category 1 hurricane as it moves towards Mexico’s Pacific coast
Trudy weakens to Category 1 hurricane in its slow movement towards west-central areas of Mexico’s Pacific coast. It has previously been reported as a Category 3. Forecasters say Trudy will gain strength through Saturday. Friday afternoon the hurricane was about…
Hurricane Trudy weakens to Category 1 storm as it moves towards Mexico’s Pacific coast
Hurricane Trudy weakens to Category 1 hurricane in its slow movement towards west-central areas of Mexico’s Pacific coast. It has previously been reported as a Category 3.
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