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Mexican Navy Orders Port Closures as Hurricane Polo Looms

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Hurricane Polo Threatens

Hurricane Polo threatens Mexico’s coastal regions with life-threatening flooding.
Polo reached Category 5 with 180 mph winds and a 892 mb central pressure.
Polo sits 210 miles south of Zihuatanejo and drifts north at 2-4 mph.
Authorities issued tropical storm warnings for Guerrero, Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco, expecting 4-8 inch rain.
Cruise lines and ferries are reviewing routes to Cabo San Lucas and Mazatlán because of dangerous surf.

Summary

Mexican Navy Closes Ports

The Mexican Navy ordered closure of Acapulco, Zihuatanejo, Manzanillo, Lázaro Cárdenas and Puerto Escondido.
The National Guard deployed troops on beaches under the DN-III disaster-relief plan.
Security Ministry command posts in Michoacán, Colima, Jalisco and Guerrero coordinate risk assessments and evacuations.
Educational authorities suspended classes along Guerrero and Michoacán’s coasts for Tuesday and Wednesday.
President Claudia Sheinbaum urged residents to stay alert, saying the storm will not make landfall.

History

Historical Context

After Hurricane Patricia surged to Category 5 in October 2015, recording a record-low 872 mbar pressure, President Enrique Peña Nieto ordered a state of emergency and deployed more than 25,000 military and police personnel. The storm’s unprecedented intensity prompted the World Meteorological Organization to retire its name, and a similar Category 5 event, Hurricane Polo, struck Mexico in 2026, testing the same disaster-relief systems.

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Hurricane Polo Threatens

Hurricane Polo threatens Mexico’s coastal regions with life-threatening flooding.
Polo reached Category 5 with 180 mph winds and a 892 mb central pressure.
Polo sits 210 miles south of Zihuatanejo and drifts north at 2-4 mph.
Authorities issued tropical storm warnings for Guerrero, Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco, expecting 4-8 inch rain.
Cruise lines and ferries are reviewing routes to Cabo San Lucas and Mazatlán because of dangerous surf.

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