1:25am CDT: Otis makes landfall near Acapulco, Mexico with winds estimated to be 165 mph
Posted by
Chris in Tampa on 10/25/2023, 3:08 am
Made landfall just west of Acapulco Bay, pretty much a direct hit on the city. The eye filled in some as the eyewall was making its way onshore, but the damage is certainly going to be really really bad in places. I don't know what the wind field of the storm looked like. We should be doing better recon in the East Pacific.
I would assume high rises will have windows blown out. But the area hasn't been hit by anything like this before. They are not going to have homes that can withstand a storm like this. Even further out from the most destructive winds, it's going to be a lot of damage.
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
-----------------------------------------------
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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