October 18, 2026 — Hurricane Trudy strengthened back to Category 2 overnight and is lashing Mexico’s southwestern and west-central Pacific coast with heavy rain and strong winds. The hurricane warning from Manzanillo to Cabo Corrientes remains in force, but forecasters expect rapid weakening to begin Sunday night as the storm turns away from the coast.
What’s new since yesterday
- Strength: The US National Hurricane Center’s advisory 20 (2 a.m. MST Sunday) put maximum sustained winds at 105 mph, up from 90 mph on Saturday morning. Trudy was about 135 miles west-southwest of Manzanillo and 130 miles south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes, moving northwest at about 10 mph.
- Track: Trudy is expected to stay near the coast through Sunday evening, turn west-northwest Sunday night, then pass south of Baja California Sur on Monday and Tuesday. A landfall has not been forecast (TBA).
- Warnings in advisory 20: Hurricane warning from Manzanillo north to Cabo Corrientes; hurricane watch from south of Manzanillo to Punta San Telmo; tropical storm warnings from south of Manzanillo to Punta San Telmo, from north of Cabo Corrientes to San Blas (which takes in Puerto Vallarta), and for the Islas Marías. The Independent later reported that alerts from Punta San Telmo to Lázaro Cárdenas had been discontinued.
- Rain: 4 to 8 inches through the weekend in Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco, isolated totals near 12 inches, with flooding and mudslides possible. Guerrero and Nayarit could get 2 to 4 inches.
- Coast: Dangerous storm surge is likely where winds blow onshore, and swells are causing life-threatening surf and rip currents.
- Airports and ports: No closures were reported in the sources we checked (TBA). The Mexican navy urged mariners and coastal residents to take extreme caution.
What it means for travelers
- Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo flights: Check your flight status on Sunday and Monday before you go to the airport. Weather cancellations push rebooked passengers onto the next flights, so seats out of the area may be tight through early in the week.
- Stay off the beaches and out of the water until the surf warnings end, even after the rain stops.
- Avoid mountain roads in Jalisco, Colima and Michoacán while flood and mudslide warnings are in effect.
- Follow local authorities and register with STEP (US) or Registration of Canadians Abroad.
Sources
- US National Hurricane Center advisory 20 (official, as republished by Cape Weather) — Hurricane Trudy Public Advisory Number 20
- The Independent via AOL — Hurricane Trudy batters Mexico’s Pacific coast with heavy rain and strong winds
- US National Hurricane Center (official) — Hurricane Trudy Public Advisory (latest)
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