Hurricane Trudy Weakens to Category 1 as Mexico Extends Hurricane Warning

Hurricane Trudy weakened to Category 1 on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, as Mexico extended its Hurricane Warning along the Jalisco and Colima coast, the National Hurricane Center said in its 3 p.m. CST advisory. The storm's maximum sustained winds were near 85 mph (140 km/h), and it was centered about 315 miles southeast of Manzanillo, Mexico.

The Government of Mexico extended the Hurricane Warning to cover the coast from Playa Perula to Cabo Corrientes. A Hurricane Warning is now in effect for the coast from Manzanillo northward to Cabo Corrientes, a Hurricane Watch covers the coast from Manzanillo southward to Punta San Telmo, and a Tropical Storm Warning covers the coast from Manzanillo southward to Zihuatanejo.

Trudy had reached Category 3 strength earlier Friday, when Mexico widened its hurricane watch along the coast to cover more of the Jalisco and Colima coastline, before weakening back to Category 1 by evening. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft measured the Category 1 winds, the NHC said, and reported that slight strengthening is possible Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, and that night.

Through the weekend, Trudy is expected to produce 4 to 8 inches of rain, with isolated totals near 15 inches, along the southwestern Mexican coast in Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco, the NHC said, warning that the rain may cause life-threatening flooding and mudslides in areas of steep terrain. Coastal flooding from storm surge is also possible in areas of onshore winds, accompanied by large and destructive waves.