Powerful Hurricane Polo reaches Category 5 status near Mexico
In a rare expression of forecast confidence, NHC predicted Polo would become a Cat 5 at a time when it was still a tropical storm.
Summary by Storm News Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Bob Henson and Jeff Masters, as published by Yale Climate Connections · · 1 min read
In a rare expression of forecast confidence, NHC predicted Polo would become a Cat 5 at a time when it was still a tropical storm.

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Wind Speed Probabilities last updated Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:59:47 GMT
NHC Eastern Pacific · Sep 22, 2026
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113 WTPZ42 KNHC 221455 TCDEP2 Hurricane Polo Discussion Number 8 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP172026 900 AM CST Tue Sep 22 2026 Polo has a spectacular presentation on geostationary and microwave satellite imagery, with a small well-defined eye surrounded by a symmetri...
NHC Eastern Pacific · Sep 22, 2026

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Wind Speed Probabilities last updated Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:55:12 GMT
NHC Atlantic · Sep 22, 2026
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000 FOPZ12 KNHC 221454 PWSEP2 HURRICANE POLO WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172026 1500 UTC TUE SEP 22 2026 AT 1500Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE POLO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 101.6 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS N...
NHC Eastern Pacific · Sep 22, 2026
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...POLO IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE... ...EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY OFF THE COAST OF MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS... As of 9:00 AM CST Tue Sep 22 the center of Polo was located near 14.7, -101.6 with movement N at 2 mph. The minimum central pressure was ...
NHC Eastern Pacific · Sep 22, 2026
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000 WTPZ22 KNHC 221453 TCMEP2 HURRICANE POLO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172026 1500 UTC TUE SEP 22 2026 HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 14.7N 101.6W AT 22/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 360 DEGREES ...
NHC Eastern Pacific · Sep 22, 2026

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Wind Speed Probabilities last updated Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:47:23 GMT
NHC Eastern Pacific · Sep 22, 2026
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662 WTNT41 KNHC 221447 TCDAT1 Tropical Depression Fay Discussion Number 13 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062026 300 PM GMT Tue Sep 22 2026 Fay is currently comprised of a swirl of low- to mid-level clouds with no convection. A recent ASCAT-B overpass indicates that the...
NHC Atlantic · Sep 22, 2026
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...FAY WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION... ...FORECAST TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE LATER TODAY... As of 3:00 PM GMT Tue Sep 22 the center of Fay was located near 31.1, -34.6 with movement SW at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1010 mb with maximum sustained winds of...
NHC Atlantic · Sep 22, 2026
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000 FONT11 KNHC 221446 PWSAT1 TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER 13 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062026 1500 UTC TUE SEP 22 2026 AT 1500Z THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 34.6 WEST WITH MAXIMUM...
NHC Atlantic · Sep 22, 2026
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000 WTNT21 KNHC 221446 TCMAT1 TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062026 1500 UTC TUE SEP 22 2026 TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTER LOCATED NEAR 31.1N 34.6W AT 22/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE SO...
NHC Atlantic · Sep 22, 2026
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973 WTPZ41 KNHC 221445 TCDEP1 Tropical Storm Odalys Discussion Number 10 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP162026 800 AM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026 Deep convection continues to build around the center of Odalys as the cyclone improves in organization. The most recent objective sa...
NHC Eastern Pacific · Sep 22, 2026