Accra:Hurricane Trudy has intensified to a Category 2 storm as it approaches the southwestern and west-central Pacific coast of Mexico. A hurricane warning has been issued from Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco.

According to Saudi Press Agency, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that Hurricane Trudy had maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour. It was positioned approximately 280 kilometers south of Cabo Corrientes and 160 kilometers southwest of Manzanillo, advancing northwest at 17 kilometers per hour.

In a related development, Typhoon Champi has strengthened to a Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean, with maximum sustained winds reaching 225 kilometers per hour. It is moving west toward Guam at a speed of 24 kilometers per hour. The US National Weather Service noted that the typhoon was located 60 kilometers west-southwest of Guam at 2157 GMT.