
Hurricane Trudy makes its way toward Mexico as Typhoon Champi threatens Guam
By Katherine Langford
WPLG Local 10
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MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Trudy moved toward southwestern and west-central areas of Mexico's Pacific coast and could keep growing through Saturday, forecasters said.The center of Trudy will approach the coast on Saturday and pass near it into Sunday. A hurricane warning was in effect from Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco.The storm was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 kph) on Saturday morning.Trudy was about 255 miles (410 kilometers) west of Acapulco, in the Mexican state of Guerrero, and about 190 miles (305 kilometers) south-southeast of Manzanillo, Colima state, while moving northwest at 8 mph (13 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.The Mexican navy urged the maritime community and coastal residents to exercise extreme caution due to high waves, heavy rains and the risk of rising river levels, flooding and landslides in vulnerable areas.The state of Colima has said that risks are currently low, but the storm could brin