Hurricane Trudy packs 120 mph winds off Mexico coast

Hurricane Trudy is currently located about 235 miles southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, moving north-northwest at 5 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The storm has maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (105 knots) and a minimum central pressure of 956 mb, indicating a strong hurricane in the eastern Pacific basin.

The Government of Mexico has issued a Hurricane Warning for the coast from Manzanillo to Playa Perula and a Tropical Storm Watch for areas north of Cabo Corrientes to San Blas, as reported by the NHC.

Additional advisories include a Hurricane Watch from Playa Perula northward to Cabo Corrientes, a Hurricane Watch from Manzanillo southward to Punta San Telmo, and a Tropical Storm Warning from Manzanillo southward to Zihuatanejo.

The warnings indicate that hurricane conditions are expected or possible within these areas, with preparations urged to protect life and property as the storm approaches the southwestern and west-central coast of Mexico this weekend.