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Polo strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast

Hurricane Polo grew into a Category 5 storm Tuesday in the eastern Pacific off southwestern Mexico and was forecast to bring heavy rain to Mexico but remain offshore.

Polo strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast

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Hurricane Polo grew into a Category 5 storm Tuesday in the eastern Pacific off southwestern Mexico and was forecast to bring heavy rain to Mexico but remain offshore.

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Hurricane Polo grew into a Category 5 storm Tuesday in the eastern Pacific off southwestern Mexico and was forecast to bring heavy rain to Mexico but remain offshore.

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