Shortly after midnight today on October 25 (620 UTC), a dangerous category 5 hurricane by the name of "Otis" made landfall near the Mexican city of Acapulco, striking fear into the locals. When the system first formed on Sunday morning, it was originally not even forecast to become a hurricane. As landfall approached, the NHC kept raising the system's forecast peak intensity, but no one had it becoming the strong system it became. The system made landfall with dangerously high sustained winds of 165 MPH (145 knots, 270km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 923 millibars (~27.26 inHg). In fact, Otis actualy became the strongest Pacific hurricane to make landfall in recorded history, surpassing 2015's Patricia, which made landfall with winds of 150 MPH. During the night, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said this:
At 100 AM CDT (0600 UTC), the center of Hurricane Otis was located near latitude 16.7 North, longitude 99.8 West. Otis is moving toward the north-northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h), and this general motion is expected during the next day or so. On the forecast track, Otis will make landfall near Acapulco, Mexico within the next hour. Otis is then forecast to move inland over southern Mexico during the next day or so. Maximum sustained winds are near 165 mph (270 km/h) with higher gusts. Otis is a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Otis is forecast to remain a category 5 hurricane through landfall. Rapid weakening is then expected once Otis moves inland over the higher terrain of Mexico. Otis will likely dissipate over southern Mexico on Wednesday night. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km). The estimated minimum central pressure is 923 mb (27.26 inches).-Forecaster Kelly/Brown
I seriously hope anyone affected by Otis is okay, I do not like when people die (however sometimes people getting hurt or dying can be funny, as evidenced by FailArmy), as I am more of a verbal abuser myself. Hurricanes are a big problem in Mexico, as the country recently experienced hurricanes Lidia and Norma, along with the weaker Tropical Storm Max. I feel bad for Mexico, getting hit by four consective tropical cyclones, similar to how hurricanes Franklin, Idalia, and Lee all impacted Bermuda a month or two ago. Hurricane Otis was the eighteenth tropical cyclone, fifteenth named storm, tenth hurricane, eighth major hurricane (category 3+), and second category 5 hurricane of this year's Pacific hurricane season. Seriously, why has this year had so many intense tropical cyclones?