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Hurricane OTIS


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Hurricane Otis Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP182023
1100 PM CDT Tue Oct 24 2023
 
...POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE OTIS STILL 
STRENGTHENING AS IT NEARS THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO...

Recent satellite data indicate that Otis continues to strengthen.  
The maximum sustained winds are now estimated to be near 165 mph 
(270 km/h) with higher gusts.  Otis is a category 5 hurricane on 
the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.  Otis is forecast to 
remain a category 5 hurricane through landfall overnight. 

SUMMARY OF 1100 PM CDT...0400 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.3 99.7W
ABOUT 45 MI...70 KM SSE OF ACAPULCO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...165 MPH...270 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...923 MB...27.26 INCHES

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Forecaster Brown/Kelly
 
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