Hurricane Otto – Day 3
Position: 11.2N 82.2W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [275°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 85 mph [140 kph].
Wind Gusts: 100 mph [160 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 10 miles [ 20 km].
Minimum central pressure: 981 mb ↓.
Currently about 120 miles [ 195 km] East-Southeast of Bluefields, Nicaragua.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Limon, Costa Rica to Bluefields, Nicaragua.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the Costa Rica/Panama border to south of Limon, Costa Rica and Nicaragua from Bluefields to Sandy Bay Sirpi.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for San Andres Island, Nicaragua from Bluefields to Sandy Bay Sirpi, and the Pacific coast from Puntarenas, Costa Rica to Puerto Sandino, Nicaragua.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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