17 October 2026 - bulletin 744

Issued at 1030 GMT
Latest warnings for 01P, 21E and 29W
Disturbance update


EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
HURRICANE Trudy / 21E
Warning 16 from NHC at 0900 GMT
Position 16.0N 103.4W
Location 240 miles WSW of Acapulco
Movement 325° (NW) at 7 knots
Maximum sustained winds 80 knots gusting to 100 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 140 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 35 miles of the centre
Minimum central pressure 979 mbar
Threatened landmasses Mexico
Next warning from NHC at 1200 GMT

Mexican warnings

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
TYPHOON Champi / 29W
Warning 12 from JTWC at 0900 GMT 
Position 12.5N 147.3E
Location 158 miles ESE of Guam
Movement 280° (W) at 13 knots
Maximum sustained winds 115 knots gusting to 140 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 100 to 110 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 35 to 50 miles of the centre
Minimum central pressure 948 mbar
Threatened landmasses Northern Marianas Islands
Maximum significant wave height 38 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 1500 GMT

Regional warnings

SOUTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Tropical cyclone Wati / 01P
Warning 03 from JTWC at 0900 GMT 
Position 13.2S 163.2W
Location 442 miles E of Pago Pago
Movement 160° (SSE) at 12 knots
Maximum sustained winds 60 knots gusting to 75 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 60 to 85 miles of the centre
Minimum central pressure 986 mbar
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 24 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from NHC at 0600 GMT 
System No Invest Assigned 
Position 9N 103W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is NIL
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is HIGH (70%)

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