{"id": "1212476493878591495", "title": "Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory", "adv_date": "2026-09-22T15:00:00Z", "msg": "372\nWTPZ32 KNHC 221454\nTCPEP2\n \nBULLETIN\nHurricane Polo Advisory Number   8\nNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP172026\n900 AM CST Tue Sep 22 2026\n \n...POLO IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE...\n...EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY OFF THE COAST OF MEXICO DURING THE NEXT\nCOUPLE OF DAYS...\n \n \nSUMMARY OF 900 AM CST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION\n----------------------------------------------\nLOCATION...14.7N 101.6W\nABOUT 205 MI...335 KM S OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO\nABOUT 345 MI...555 KM SSE OF MANZANILLO MEXICO\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...165 MPH...270 KM/H\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...920 MB...27.17 INCHES\n \n \nWATCHES AND WARNINGS\n--------------------\nCHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:\n \nThe government of Mexico has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for\nthe coast of Mexico from Tecpan de Galeana to Punta San Telmo, and\nextended the Tropical Storm Watch westward to Playa Perula.\n \nSUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:\n \nA Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for\n* Tecpan de Galeana to  Punta San Telmo\n \nA Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...\n* West of Punta San Telmo to Playa Perula\n \nA Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are\nexpected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.\n \nA Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are\npossible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.\n \nInterests elsewhere along the southwestern Mexico coast should\ncontinue to monitor the progress of this system as additional\nwatches and warnings could be necessary today.\n \nFor storm information specific to your area, please monitor\nproducts issued by your national meteorological service.\n \n \nDISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK\n----------------------\nAt 900 AM CST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Polo was located\nnear latitude 14.7 North, longitude 101.6 West.  Polo is drifting\ntoward the north near 2 mph (4 km/h).  A turn toward the northwest \nand west-northwest is expected tonight and Wednesday.  On the \nforecast track, the core of Polo is expected to be near the coast of \nsouthwestern Mexico during the next few days, although forecast to \nremain offshore.\n \nMaximum sustained winds have increased to near 165 mph (270 km/h) \nwith higher gusts.  Polo is a category 5 hurricane on the \nSaffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.  Some additional strengthening \nis likely through tonight, with fluctuations in strength possible  \nWednesday and Wednesday night.  A NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft is \ncurrently enroute to investigate Polo.\n \nHurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the\ncenter and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles\n(150 km).\n \nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 920 mb (27.17 inches).\n \n \nHAZARDS AFFECTING LAND\n----------------------\nKey messages for Polo can be found in the Tropical Cyclone\nDiscussion under AWIPS header MIATCDEP2 and WMO header WTPZ42 KNHC.\n \nWIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning \narea along the coast of Mexico by early Wednesday.  Tropical storm \nconditions are possible within the watch area along the coast of \nMexico by Thursday.\n\nRAINFALL: Polo is expected to produce rainfall totals of 3 to 6 \ninches, with isolated maximum totals up to 8 inches across coastal \nportions of the Mexican states of Guerrero and Michoac\u00e1n through \nThursday.  This rainfall may produce life-threatening flooding and \nmudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain. Rainfall of 2 to 4 \ninches is possible in coastal portions of Oaxaca, Colima, and \nJalisco through Thursday.\n\nFor a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with Polo, \nplease see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic \navailable at hurricanes.gov/graphics_ep2.shtml?rainqpf\n \nSURF:  Swells generated by Polo are expected to affect portions of\nthe coast of southwestern Mexico during the next few days. These\nswells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current\nconditions.  Please consult products from your local weather office.\n \n \nNEXT ADVISORY\n-------------\nNext intermediate advisory at 1200 PM CST.\nNext complete advisory at 300 PM CST.\n \n"}