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Tropical Storm Vance Forms Off Mexico, Forecast to Hurricane

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC · How we work

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The U.S. National Hurricane Center reported Tropical Storm Vance forming off Mexico's Pacific coast.
Vance was centered about 520 miles (835 km) south of Acapulco, Mexico.
Maximum sustained winds reached roughly 40 mph (65 kph).
The center forecast Vance to become a hurricane by Friday.
Swells could generate hazardous surf and rip currents along southern and southwestern Mexico's coast.

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The U.S. National Hurricane Center reported Tropical Storm Vance forming off Mexico's Pacific coast.
Vance was centered about 520 miles (835 km) south of Acapulco, Mexico.
Maximum sustained winds reached roughly 40 mph (65 kph).
The center forecast Vance to become a hurricane by Friday.
Swells could generate hazardous surf and rip currents along southern and southwestern Mexico's coast.