MIAMI — Trudy intensified into a Category 2 hurricane Saturday as it headed toward Mexico’s southwestern and west-central Pacific coast, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
A hurricane warning covered the coastline from Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco. The latest NHC advisory said Trudy had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 kph) and was located about 205 miles (330 kilometers) south-southeast of Cabo Corrientes and 115 miles (180 kilometers) south-southwest of Manzanillo. The storm was moving northwest at 10 mph (17 kph).
In the western Pacific, Typhoon Champi also strengthened, reaching Category 4 status as it approached Guam.
Trudy’s center was expected to reach the vicinity of Mexico’s coast Saturday and pass nearby through Sunday. Following the updated forecast, Mexico issued a tropical storm warning for Las Islas Marias and canceled a similar warning for the coast south of Lazaro Cardenas.
The Mexican navy advised mariners and coastal communities to take extreme precautions amid dangerous waves, intense rainfall and the potential for swollen rivers, flooding and landslides in vulnerable locations.
Authorities in Colima said the immediate threat remained low but cautioned that additional heavy rain could cause damage, with the ground already saturated after successive storms along the Pacific coast.
Trudy was expected to produce 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters) of rain through the weekend, while isolated areas could receive about 15 inches (38 centimeters).
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Farther west in the Pacific, Champi was moving toward Guam at 15 mph (24 kph) after strengthening into a Category 4 storm.
By Saturday night local time, Champi was approximately 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of Guam and had maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (225 kph), the U.S. National Weather Service said.
The typhoon was forecast to pass south of Guam early Sunday local time and strengthen further during the day. Guam and Rota remained under a typhoon warning, while Tinian and Saipan were covered by a tropical storm warning and a typhoon watch.
The governors of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands requested emergency disaster declarations Friday. If approved by U.S. President Donald Trump, the declarations would make federal assistance and funding available for emergency protective measures.
Airports, harbors and some medical facilities across the territories were closed. According to Saturday updates from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, relief resources were not expected to reach the islands for three to five days.
The territories were still recovering from Super Typhoons Sinlaku and Bavi, which struck in April and July, respectively.
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