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Hurricane Polo, one of the most intense Eastern Pacific hurricanes on record (with a central pressure of 892 mb measured on Sept. 22), barreled toward Mexico's Baja California Peninsula through the weekend into Sept. 28. By early Monday it was a major hurricane with 125 mph sustained winds and a 951 mb central pressure, located about 260 miles west of Cabo San Luca. GDACS issued a red alert estimating roughly 243,000 people exposed to category-1-or-higher winds, and forecasters warned conditions would deteriorate sharply Monday morning as the storm made landfall. Fueled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters amid a strong El Niño, Polo is the latest in an unusually active Eastern Pacific hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center continued issuing advisories tracking the storm's approach, warning of destructive winds, storm surge and flooding for coastal Mexican communities.