Tropical Storm Vance forms off Mexico's Pacific coast, forecast to rapidly intensify

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Tropical Storm Vance formed in the Eastern Pacific on October 21, 2026, located roughly 505 miles south of Acapulco, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 40 knots and gusts to 50 knots. The US National Hurricane Center forecasts Vance to strengthen further and undergo rapid intensification in the coming days. Satellite imagery showed the storm becoming better organized with expanding deep convection, though it remains far offshore and moving slowly toward the west-northwest. The NHC issued successive advisories tracking the storm's development through the evening of October 21 into October 22.

Sources:National Hurricane Center (Eastern Pacific)

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