Historical Info on Hurricane Otis
Max Status Achieved: Hurricane 2
Duration: Sep 28-Oct 3, 2005
Max Wind Speed 90kts
Min Barometric pressure 970Mb
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The National Hurricane Center has issued the last update
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Information on Hurricane Otis
02PM MDT 03/10/05 Otis has been downgraded to a
tropical depression as
it slowly travels parallel to the Pacific Coast of Baja Sur. The
storms current reported position is
25.6N 113.4W and movement is 330° at
6kts. Central
barometric pressure is estimated at 1005Mb and winds are 25kts with gusts to
35kts.
Current forecasts indicate the storm continue motion to the
NW over the next 72hrs then slowly turn to the WNW. The
storm has remained virtually motionless over Sunday.. Otis is expected to
deliver another 1" to 3" of rain along Pacific coastal areas of the northern
portions of Baja Sur
 The Insider office in Cabo San Lucas
has clearing skies as of 2PM Monday.
As this system weakens the threat to Baja is
reduced. The landfall of Otis on Baja that was forecast since Friday has now
been revised, with the storm passing west of Punta Eugenio and out into the
Pacific. Otis will cross the 26°C thermo cline today, making regeneration
unlikely.
Tropical Storm Otis passed it's peak with
Saturday with wind speeds of 85kts when located about 130 miles SW of Cabo
San Lucas.
TD15E formed from a large tropical disturbance
that had been building off the coast of mainland Mexico. The system
stretched from Manzanillo to Acapulco and had been delivering torrential
rains to coastal areas there. The storm developed cyclonic activity despite
it's proximity to land and unfavorable wind conditions.
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