Tropical Storm Vance Forms in Eastern Pacific, Forecast to Strengthen Into a Hurricane

Tropical Storm Vance formed in the eastern Pacific at 2100 UTC on Oct. 21, 2026, about 520 miles south of Acapulco, Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The storm's maximum sustained winds were 40 mph.

Vance was moving west at 7 mph, with a minimum central pressure of 1003 millibars. The storm was expected to strengthen steadily or rapidly and become a hurricane on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.

NHC had issued no coastal watches or warnings for Vance as of Oct. 21, 2026. The agency forecast swells from the storm to begin affecting portions of the coast of southern and southwestern Mexico this weekend and continue into the following week, warning of life-threatening surf and rip currents.