Hurricane Trudy rapidly loses strength as it turns away from Mexico's coast
Hurricane Trudy weakened to Category 1 on Sunday, shifting westward and moving farther from Mexico's central Pacific shoreline.
Forecasters reported that Hurricane Trudy began a rapid weakening on Sunday, downgrading to a Category 1 cyclone with sustained winds of 80 mph, 20 mph lower than earlier in the day. The eye was positioned about 130 miles west-southwest of Cabo Corrientes and 215 miles west-southwest of Manzanillo, as noted in the National Hurricane Center's 8 p.m. MST advisory. Moving northwest at roughly 7 mph, the storm is expected to turn west-northwest or west overnight and continue drifting away from mainland Mexico, later skirting south of Baja California Sur on Monday and Tuesday.
Hurricane-force winds extend up to 25 miles from the center, with tropical-storm-force winds reaching 90 miles. The system may bring an additional one to two inches of rain to the southwestern coast of Jalisco, and officials advised residents in southwestern and west-central Mexico to stay alert.
Why it matters
The weakening storm reduces immediate flood and wind threats for coastal communities in Mexico.
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