Hurricane Trudy strengthens to category 2 as it nears Mexico's Pacific coast

Hurricane Trudy intensified to category 2 as it moved toward Mexico’s southwestern and central Pacific coast, with hurricane warnings in effect from Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco.

The US National Hurricane Center reported Saturday that the category 2 hurricane was packing sustained winds of up to 155 kilometers per hour. Trudy was located about 280 kilometers south of Cabo Corrientes and 160 kilometers southwest of Manzanillo, moving northwest at 17 kilometers per hour.

In the Pacific, Hurricane Champi strengthened to a category 4 storm, with sustained winds reaching 225 kilometers per hour as it moved westward toward Guam at 24 kilometers per hour.

The US National Weather Service said the hurricane was centered at 21:57 GMT about 60 kilometers west-southwest of Guam.