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Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Mexico
819 PM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Trudy is near 18.2N 105.7W at 8 PM
PDT, and is moving northwest at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds 
are 85 kt with gusts to 105 kt, and the minimum central pressure 
is 976 mb. Trudy will move to 19.2N 106.4W Sun morning, 20.1N 
107.1W Sun evening, weaken to a tropical storm near 20.6N 107.7W 
Mon morning, 20.9N 108.3W Mon evening, 21.1N 108.7W Tue morning, 
and weaken to a remnant low near 21.5N 109.3W Tue evening. Trudy 
will dissipate late Wed. Aside from Trudy, strong high pressure 
building over NE Mexico is forcing powerful gale force winds 
through the Gulf of Tehunatepec, along with very rough seas. 
Winds tonight and Sun will be near storm- force, with seas as 
high as 20 ft. Gales and very rough seas will prevail Sun night 
through Tue night. Fresh to near gale-force winds and rough seas 
will persist through the remainder of next week. Looking ahead, n
area of low pressure is forecast to form well offshore of southern
Mexico within a couple of days. Environmental conditions appear 
conducive for gradual development thereafter, and a tropical 
depression is likely to form around the middle of next week while
it moves westward to west-northwestward, well south of Mexico. 
There is a high chance of tropical formation of this low over the
next 7 days.