Mexico closed several Pacific ports to navigation as Hurricane Polo, a powerful Category 4 storm, churned off the country's southwestern coast ▻ ↧ Mexico beach towns brace for storms as Polo churns off the coast Residents of Mexico's ‌Pacific beach towns were preparing for heavy rain and dangerous surf on Wednesday as Hurricane Polo, a powerful Category 4 storm, tracked northwestward just offshore, threatening flooding and mudslides along the country's southwestern coast.