00:00Hurricane Polo has rapidly strengthened off Mexico's Pacific coast.
00:04The storm reached Category 5 intensity, with winds of 180 mph.
00:09Polo intensified from a 50 mph tropical storm to 160 mph in just 24 hours.
00:16The hurricane was located about 210 miles south of Zihuatanejo.
00:21Heavy rain is expected across several southwestern Mexican states.
00:25Guerrero, Jalisco, Colima, and Michoacan could receive 4 to 8 inches.
00:30An accu-weather storm maximum of 18 inches is possible.
00:33Coastal wind gusts could reach 80 mph.
00:36Some areas could experience gusts as high as 100 mph.
00:40Polo is also generating extremely dangerous ocean conditions offshore.
00:45Seas near the hurricane could reach 30 to 45 feet.
00:48Powerful breakers of 15 to 20 feet could hit some beaches.
00:52The storm is forecast to track roughly parallel to Mexico's coast.
00:56Its distance offshore may limit the worst coastal impacts.
01:00However, a closer track could bring more severe conditions.
01:03Later, moisture from Polo could reach the southwestern United States.
01:07Disclosure.
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