{"id": "1212049978574110727", "title": "Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory", "adv_date": "2026-09-21T03:00:00Z", "msg": "738\nWTPZ32 KNHC 210244\nTCPEP2\n \nBULLETIN\nTropical Storm Polo Advisory Number   2\nNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP172026\n900 PM CST Sun Sep 20 2026\n \n...DEPRESSION BECOMES TROPICAL STORM POLO...\n...FORECAST TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE...\n \n \nSUMMARY OF 900 PM CST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION\n----------------------------------------------\nLOCATION...15.1N 104.6W\nABOUT 270 MI...435 KM S OF MANZANILLO MEXICO\nABOUT 270 MI...430 KM SW OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 75 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES\n \n \nWATCHES AND WARNINGS\n--------------------\nInterests along the southwestern coast of Mexico should monitor the\nprogress of this system.\n \n \nDISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK\n----------------------\nAt 900 PM CST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Polo was \nlocated near latitude 15.1 North, longitude 104.6 West. Polo is now \nmoving toward the east-northeast near 5 mph (7 km/h). A turn toward \nthe east is expected on Tuesday, followed by a decrease in forward \nspeed and a sharp turn toward the north and northwest on Wednesday.\n \nMaximum sustained winds have increased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) \nwith higher gusts. Rapid intensification is forecast over the next \nfew days, and Polo is expected to become a major hurricane by the \nmiddle part of the week. \n \nTropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km)\nfrom the center.\n \nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).\n \n \nHAZARDS AFFECTING LAND\n----------------------\nKey messages for Tropical Storm Polo can be found in the Tropical \nCyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDEP2 and WMO header \nWTPZ42 KNHC.\n \nRAINFALL: Tropical Storm Polo is expected to produce rainfall totals \nof 4 to 8 inches, with isolated maximum totals up to 12 inches \nacross coastal portions of the Mexican states of Michoac\u00e1n, Colima, \nand Jalisco through Thursday. This rainfall may produce \nlife-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of \nsteep terrain.\n\nFor a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with \nTropical Storm Polo, please see the National Weather Service Storm \nTotal Rainfall Graphic available at \nhurricanes.gov/graphics_ep2.shtml?rainqpf\n \n \nNEXT ADVISORY\n-------------\nNext complete advisory at 300 AM CST.\n \n"}