MIAMI — Tropical Storm Polo formed late Sunday off southwestern Mexico.
\n\nPolo had maximum sustained winds near 40 mph (65 kph) and was forecast to strengthen rapidly over the next few days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
\n\nPolo was expected to become a major hurricane by midweek.
\n\nPolo was moving toward the east-northeast near 5 mph (7 kph). A turn toward the east was expected Tuesday and a sharp turn toward the north and northwest on Wednesday.
\n\nHeavy rain was forecast for the Mexican states of Michoacán, Colima and Jalisco through Thursday.
\n\nPolo was centered about 270 miles (435 kilometers) south of Manzanillo, Mexico, and 270 miles (435 kilometers) southwest of Zihuatanejo, Mexico.
\n\nA tropical storm also formed Sunday in the northern Atlantic Ocean, and another in the Pacific, but both were far from land.
\n\nTropical Storm Fay had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) and was centered about 385 miles (620 kilometers) southwest of the Azores. It was near hurricane strength but was forecast to weaken.
\n\nTropical Storm Odalys was far southwest of Mexico, about 1,350 miles (2,170 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California.
\n\nIt had maximum sustained winds of 50…
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