Hurricane Trudy is expected to "rapidly intensify" while taking aim at the Cabo Corrientes region of western Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center.
On Thursday afternoon, Hurricane Trudy boasted 90-mph winds. The storm is expected to become a major hurricane (111-mph winds stronger) on Friday.
Trudy was located 250 miles south-southwest of Acapulco and 405 miles south-southeast of Manzanillo, moving at 6 mph.
The storm is on a trajectory to sideswipe Mexico in the Cabo Corrientes region in the state of Jalisco, just south of Banderas Bay.
On Thursday, a Hurricane Watch was in effect for the coast of Mexico north of Punta San Telmo to Playa Perula. A Tropical Storm Warning was in effect between Punta San Telmo and Zijuatanejo. Warnings
and watches (colored in the graphic) will likely change as Trudy advances to the north and northwest.
The National Hurricane Center stated in an advisory: "Rapid intensification is forecast to resume tonight, and Trudy is forecast to become a major hurricane Friday or Friday night."
The advisory continued: "Interests elsewhere in southwestern and west-central Mexico should continue monitor the progress of Trudy. Additional watches will likely be required for portions of these areas."
Trudy is growing while Tropical Storm Simon, 270 miles south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas, is rapidly weakening.
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