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Hurricane Otis best-track positions, winds and central pressure
Sources checked
- 22 Oct 12:0030 knots
- 23 Oct 06:0035 knots
- 23 Oct 18:0045 knots
- 24 Oct 06:0055 knots
- 24 Oct 18:00100 knots
- 25 Oct 03:00145 knots
- Acapulco landfall140 knots
- 25 Oct 18:0040 knots
Natural Earth land outlines and dashed land boundaries.
The line connects selected storm-centre estimates in time order. Marker 7 is the Acapulco landfall. The key gives the wind estimate at each position.
Hurricane Otis best-track positions, winds and central pressure
Source is Table 1 of the revised NHC tropical cyclone report dated 2 April 2024. The map shows selected estimated storm-centre positions. Times are UTC, wind is maximum sustained speed in knots and pressure is in millibars.
| Source | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 12:00 | 22 October 2023 | 12:00 | 9.8 | -96.7 | 30 | 1,006 | Tropical depression | Source 1 |
| 22 Oct 18:00 | 22 October 2023 | 18:00 | 10.2 | -96.9 | 35 | 1,004 | Tropical storm | Source 1 |
| 23 Oct 00:00 | 23 October 2023 | 00:00 | 10.8 | -97.1 | 35 | 1,004 | Tropical storm | Source 1 |
| 23 Oct 06:00 | 23 October 2023 | 06:00 | 11.4 | -97.2 | 35 | 1,004 | Tropical storm | Source 1 |
| 23 Oct 12:00 | 23 October 2023 | 12:00 | 11.9 | -97.3 | 40 | 1,003 | Tropical storm | Source 1 |
| 23 Oct 18:00 | 23 October 2023 | 18:00 | 12.6 | -97.6 | 45 | 1,001 | Tropical storm | Source 1 |
| 24 Oct 00:00 | 24 October 2023 | 00:00 | 13.3 | -98.0 | 50 | 998 | Tropical storm | Source 1 |
| 24 Oct 06:00 | 24 October 2023 | 06:00 | 13.8 | -98.5 | 55 | 994 | Tropical storm | Source 1 |
| 24 Oct 12:00 | 24 October 2023 | 12:00 | 14.2 | -98.9 | 65 | 990 | Hurricane | Source 1 |
| 24 Oct 18:00 | 24 October 2023 | 18:00 | 14.9 | -99.4 | 100 | 971 | Hurricane | Source 1 |
| 25 Oct 00:00 | 25 October 2023 | 00:00 | 15.7 | -99.6 | 130 | 938 | Hurricane | Source 1 |
| 25 Oct 03:00 | 25 October 2023 | 03:00 | 16.1 | -99.7 | 145 | 922 | Peak wind and minimum pressure | Source 1 |
| 25 Oct 06:00 | 25 October 2023 | 06:00 | 16.7 | -99.8 | 145 | 924 | Hurricane | Source 1 |
| Acapulco landfall | 25 October 2023 | 06:45 | 16.8 | -99.9 | 140 | 929 | Category 5 landfall | Source 1 |
| 25 Oct 12:00 | 25 October 2023 | 12:00 | 17.7 | -100.3 | 85 | 980 | Hurricane | Source 1 |
| 25 Oct 18:00 | 25 October 2023 | 18:00 | 18.6 | -100.7 | 40 | 1,004 | Tropical storm | Source 1 |