Hurricane Trudy weakens – Mexico warns Colima and Jalisco of rain and storm
Trudy has weakened to Category 1 off Mexico's Pacific coast. A hurricane warning is still in force from Manzanillo to Cabo Corrientes, with flooding a threat.
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Hurricane Trudy has weakened off Mexico's Pacific coast. Reconnaissance aircraft data showed the storm dropped from Category 3 to Category 1 on Friday, with winds of around 135 to 140 kilometres per hour, Reuters reported. On Friday evening (local time) its centre was about 480 kilometres south-southeast of Manzanillo, moving slowly north-northwest. The U.S. National Hurricane Center expects Trudy to approach the coast on Saturday and pass near Colima and Jalisco overnight into Sunday; whether it will strengthen again is uncertain.
A hurricane warning is in force from Manzanillo to Cabo Corrientes, and a tropical storm watch covers Puerto Vallarta. The NHC expects up to 38 centimetres of rain in Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco and warns of life-threatening flooding and landslides. "Any change in its path closer to shore will increase the severity of its impact," warned Fabián Vázquez, head of Mexico's weather service, according to Reuters. In Acapulco, ports were closed to small boats. Earlier, Tropical Storm Rachel damaged about 1,500 homes on the Baja California peninsula; Tropical Storm Simon is weakening offshore.