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25 paź 2023 · Satellite images, weather maps and tracks of Category 5 Major Hurricane Otis 2023, 22 - 25 October. Max wind speed 165mph.
8 gru 2023 · The powerful Hurricane Otis has been captured in this Copernicus Sentinel-3 image when it was approaching Mexico’s southern Pacific coast in October 2023. Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution or click on the circles to learn more.
Hurricane Otis was a compact but very powerful tropical cyclone which made a devastating landfall in October 2023 near Acapulco as a Category 5 hurricane. Otis was the first Pacific hurricane to make landfall at Category 5 intensity and surpassed Hurricane Patricia as the strongest landfalling Pacific hurricane on record.
24 kwi 2024 · Tropical Storm Otis formed on 22 October 2023 several hundred kilometres off the western coast of Mexico. Only 72h later, Otis made landfall as the strongest hurricane ever recorded at the Mexican Pacific coast.
23 paź 2023 · Otis is the 15th named storm to form in the Eastern Pacific in 2023. Whether a storm forms in the Atlantic or the Pacific, it generally moves west, meaning Atlantic storms pose a greater threat...
On the forecast track, Otis is expected to reach the coast of southern Mexico by early Wednesday. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 145 mph (230 km/h) with higher gusts. Otis is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
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.
