{"id": "1219020538518601731", "title": "Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory", "adv_date": "2026-10-15T18:00:00Z", "msg": "240\nWTPZ31 KNHC 151739\nTCPEP1\n \nBULLETIN\nHurricane Trudy Intermediate Advisory Number 9A\nNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP212026\n1200 PM CST Thu Oct 15 2026\n \n...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATING TRUDY...\n \n \nSUMMARY OF 1200 PM CST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION\n-----------------------------------------------\nLOCATION...13.4N 101.6W\nABOUT 265 MI...430 KM SSW OF ACAPULCO MEXICO\nABOUT 425 MI...685 KM SSE OF MANZANILLO MEXICO\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...979 MB...28.91 INCHES\n \n \nWATCHES AND WARNINGS\n--------------------\nCHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:\n\nNone.\n \nSUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:\n \nA Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...\n* Punta San Telmo southward to Zihuatanejo, Mexico.\n \nA Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are\npossible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.\n \nInterests elsewhere in southwestern and west-central Mexico should\ncontinue monitor the progress of Trudy. Additional watches will\nlikely be required later today for portions of these areas.\n \nFor storm information specific to your area, please monitor\nproducts issued by your national meteorological service.\n \n \nDISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK\n----------------------\nAt 1200 PM CST (1800 UTC), the center of Hurricane Trudy was located \nby Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft near latitude    \n13.4 North, longitude 101.6 West. Trudy is moving toward the \nnorth-northwest near 6 mph (9 km/h). A continued motion toward the \nnorth-northwest is expected during the next day or so, followed by a \nturn toward the northwest this weekend. On the forecast track, Trudy \nis expected to approach the coast of southwestern and west-central \nMexico this weekend.\n \nReports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft \nindicate that maximum sustained winds are near 90 mph (150 km/h) \nwith higher gusts.  Rapid intensification is forecast over the next\nday or so, and Trudy is forecast to become a major hurricane by\nFriday.\n \nHurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from\nthe center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105\nmiles (165 km).\n \nThe minimum central pressure estimated from the Hurricane Hunter \naircraft data is 979 mb (28.91 inches).\n \n \nHAZARDS AFFECTING LAND\n----------------------\nKey messages for Trudy can be found in the Tropical Cyclone\nDiscussion under AWIPS header MIATCDEP1 and WMO header WTPZ41 KNHC\nand on the web at hurricanes.gov/graphics_ep1.shtml?key_messages.\n \nWIND: Tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area\nby early Saturday.\n \nRAINFALL: Through the weekend, Trudy is expected to produce 4 to 8\ninches with isolated higher totals around 12 inches through the\nweekend across Colima and Jalisco. This rainfall may produce\nlife-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas along\nsteep terrain.\n \nElsewhere, Trudy\u2019s outer bands are expected to produce 2 to 4 inch\nwith isolated higher totals around 6 inches along the southwest\nMexican coast between Guerrero and Michoac\u00e1n. This rainfall may\nresult in localized flash flooding through the weekend, especially\nin areas along steep terrain.\n \nFor a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with Trudy,\nplease see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic\navailable at hurricanes.gov/graphics_ep1.shtml?rainqpf.\n \nSURF: Swells generated by Trudy are expected to begin affecting\nportions of the coast of southwestern Mexico over the next day or so\nand continue through the weekend. These swells are likely to cause\nlife-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult\nproducts from your local weather office.\n \n \nNEXT ADVISORY\n-------------\nNext complete advisory at 300 PM CST.\n \n"}