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Hurricane Otis Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP182023
1200 AM CDT Wed Oct 25 2023
 
...EYEWALL OF POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE OTIS 
MOVING ASHORE NEAR ACAPULCO MEXICO... 
...12 AM POSITION UPDATE...

Satellite imagery indicates that the eyewall of potentially 
catastrophic Hurricane Otis is moving ashore the southern coast of 
Mexico near Acapulco.  Maximum sustained winds are estimated to be 
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 within 
the next few hours. 

SUMMARY OF 1200 AM CDT...0500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.5 99.7W
ABOUT 30 MI...50 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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