The unrelenting Pacific hurricane season continued its assault on Saturday, Sept. 26, as Hawaii braced for heavy rain and wind from Nolo and Mexico prepared for a hit from Polo, now an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 monster with winds of 160 mph.
In addition, Category 3 Hurricane Odalys is also spinning in the open Pacific Ocean far from land.
Now about 425 miles off of Cabo Corrientes on Mexico's west coast, Hurricane Polo is forecast to make a turn and make landfall in Baja California Sur and then mainland Mexico by early next week, the National Hurricane Center said.
"Heavy rainfall associated with Polo may begin to impact Baja California Sur late Sunday [Sept. 27] into Monday [Sept. 28]," the hurricane center said. "This rainfall may produce
life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain."
As well, "distant moisture from Hurricanes Polo and Odalys will be transported into the southwestern United States this weekend and early next week, and may indirectly contribute to a heavy rainfall and flash flood threat in the region," the hurricane center said.
Meanwhile, several thousand miles to the west of Polo, Category 2 Hurricane Nolo is passing south of the Big Island of Hawaii this weekend. Though it won't make landfall, the hurricane center warned that periods of heavy rain are expected to continue across the Big Island and Maui through the weekend.
Life-threatening, catastrophic flooding and mudslides are possible, especially in areas of steep terrain across the eastern and southern portions of the Big Island and Maui, the hurricane center said.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Pacific hurricanes take aim at Hawaii and Mexico
