Officials in Baja California Sur are preparing for a storm hitting their coast early next week after the system's strength declined. Hurricane Polo has weakened to Category 3 status, and the National Hurricane Center forecasts landfall in Mexico on Monday. The storm continues to move west-northwestward, threatening the western shoreline despite the loss of intensity.

Polo peaked as a Category 5 storm, making it the third such hurricane in the Pacific this season and one of the most powerful cyclones in decades. NOAA aircraft previously measured 180 mph wind speeds in the eyewall before the system's decline. The hurricane has already brought gusts and sudden downpours to the state of Colima, prompting Mexican authorities to suspend classes and close ports.