Hurricane Polo reached Category 4 strength off Mexico's Pacific coast on Tuesday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
"Polo is a category 4 hurricane" and "could become a potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane today (Tuesday) or Wednesday," the NHC said in an advisory.
For now, the forecast rules out the hurricane making landfall.
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