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WTPZ63 KNHC 250626
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Hurricane Otis Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP182023
125 AM CDT Wed Oct 25 2023

...CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE OTIS MAKES LANDFALL NEAR ACAPULCO MEXICO... 

Satellite imagery indicates that Otis has made landfall near
Acapulco, Mexico around 125 AM CDT (0625 UTC). The maximum 
sustained winds are estimated to be 165 mph (270 km/h), and the 
minimum central pressure is estimated at 923 mb (27.26 inches). Otis 
is a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind 
Scale.

SUMMARY OF 125 AM CDT...0625 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.8 99.9W
ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM S OF ACAPULCO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...165 MPH...270 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...923 MB...27.26 INCHES

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Forecaster Brown/Kelly