18 October 2026 - bulletin 748

Issued at 1540 GMT
Latest warnings for 21E and 29W
Disturbance update
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
HURRICANE Trudy / 21E
Warning 21 from NHC at 1500 GMT
Position 19.1N 106.8W
Location 115 miles SW of Cabo Corrientes
Movement 325° (NW) at 7 knots
Maximum sustained winds 90 knots gusting to 110 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 105 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 30 miles of the centre
Minimum central pressure 970 mbar
Threatened landmasses Mexico
Next warning from NHC at 1800 GMT

Mexican warnings

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
TYPHOON Champi / 29W
Warning 17 from JTWC at 1500 GMT 
Position 13.5N 141.4E
Location 187 miles W of Guam
Movement 295° (WNW) at 10 knots
Maximum sustained winds 120 knots gusting to 145 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 125 to 150 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 40 to 50 miles of the centre
Minimum central pressure 943 mbar
Threatened landmasses Taiwan
Maximum significant wave height 46 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

Regional warnings 

SOUTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN

Tropical cyclone Wati / 01P
Warning 05 from JTWC at 0900 GMT 
Position 16.1S 162.4W
Location 340 miles NNW of Rarotonga
Movement 140° (SE) at 6 knots
Maximum sustained winds 65 knots gusting to 80 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 60 to 85 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 0 to 30 miles of the centre
Minimum central pressure 984 mbar
Threatened landmasses NONE
Maximum significant wave height 24 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 2100 GMT

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
NORTHERN ATLANTIC OCEAN
Update from NHC at 0600 GMT 
System No Invest Assigned 
Position 33N 70W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is NIL
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is LOW (30%)

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 (80%)

NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0730 GMT 
System 96A 
Position 6.9N 58.3E 
Location 426 miles SE of Socotra 
Minimum central pressure 1009 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW

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