Tropical Storm Trudy Is Forecast to Become a Major Hurricane by Friday off Southern Mexico

Tropical Storm Trudy formed in the eastern Pacific on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, after the National Hurricane Center upgraded Tropical Depression Twenty-One-E and raised its top sustained winds to 40 mph. The center's 3 p.m. CST advisory put the storm about 490 miles southeast of Acapulco, Mexico, and about 780 miles southeast of Manzanillo, moving northwest at 8 mph with a minimum central pressure of 1005 millibars.

The center forecasts rapid intensification over the next three days. It expects Trudy to become a hurricane by Wednesday night, Oct. 14, 2026. A major hurricane is forecast by Friday, Oct. 16, 2026.

As of Oct. 13, 2026, no coastal watches or warnings were in effect. The center's only guidance was for residents of southwestern and west-central Mexico to monitor Trudy's progress. Swells generated by the storm are expected to begin affecting the coast of southern Mexico late this week, and the center said they are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.