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Hurricane Polo intensified into one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the eastern Pacific, with a minimum central pressure of 949 mb and sustained winds around 120 mph (105 kt) as of Saturday night, making it the basin's second-most intense hurricane on record after a 892 mb reading on September 22. NOAA Hurricane Hunters confirmed Polo remains a major hurricane as it moves northwest at about 9-10 mph toward the west coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico, prompting the National Hurricane Center to issue a hurricane warning for portions of that coastline. GDACS classified the storm as an Orange alert, estimating roughly 239,000 people could be exposed to category 1-strength winds or higher. The storm is being fueled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters, part of a notably active eastern Pacific hurricane season.