Make New York Post a Preferred Source Hurricane Trudy strengthened as it approached the Pacific coast of Mexico, authorities said Thursday.
Trudy was located about 230 miles southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, according to the US National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Hurricane Trudy packed 105 mph winds off Mexico’s Pacific coast and is expected to bring up to 8 inches of rainfall to Colima and Jalisco. NOAA via AP The hurricane was moving north-northwest at 7 mph and was expected to approach the coast of southwestern and west-central Mexico this weekend, the center said.
Trudy was on track to become a major hurricane on Friday, bringing rainfall of 4 to 8 inches through the weekend across Colima and Jalisco states, the center said.
Also in the Pacific, Tropical Storm Champi was centered about 750 miles east of Guam on Friday local time, moving west-northwest at 12 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
A man walks past fishing boats pulled from the sea in Acapulco, Mexico, on Thursday, as Hurricane Trudy moves parallel to Mexico’s Pacific coast, threatening more rain and strong winds after recent deadly storms. REUTERS Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan are under typhoon and flood watches.
