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10-25-2023, 03:03 AM
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">National Hurricane Center: "A nightmare scenario is unfolding for southern Mexico this evening with rapidly intensifying Otis approaching the coastline...This is an extremely serious situation for the Acapulco metropolitan area...There are no hurricanes of record even close to… <a href="https://t.co/67b14GpRwd">pic.twitter.com/67b14GpRwd</a></p>— Steve Lookner (@lookner) <a href="https://twitter.com/lookner/status/1717012361121288529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Breaking Weather: Hurricane Otis cat 5 now landfall sunrise NW Acapulco MX. The winds at landfall expected to be 161 mph gust 196 mph! Catastrophic damage and storm surge with large destructive waves! This is extremely dangerous hurricane! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HurricaneOtis?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HurricaneOtis</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mxwx?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#mxwx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Acapulco?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Acapulco</a> <a href="https://t.co/BW0g6LiuCT">pic.twitter.com/BW0g6LiuCT</a></p>— Jeff Piotrowski (@Jeff_Piotrowski) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jeff_Piotrowski/status/1717011488068517985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Hurricane Otis has become an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm as it roars towards the Pacific coast of southern Mexico, US meteorologists warn.
The storm's winds have now increased to near 145mph (233km/h), the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says.
Otis will strengthen to a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm when it crashes ashore by early Wednesday.
The NHC warns of "destructive waves" and heavy flooding in coastal areas, including the popular Acapulco resort.
In its latest bulletin at 00:00 GMT on Wednesday, the NHC said Otis was about 85 miles south-east of Acapulco.
A hurricane warning is now in effect for a 350km-long stretch of coastline between the coastal towns of Zihuatanejo and Punta Maldonado in the state of Guerrero.
"A potentially catastrophic storm surge is expected to produce life-threatening coastal flooding near and to the east of where the centre makes landfall.
"Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves," the NHC said.
It added that Otis was expected to produce up to 15in (38cm) of rainfall on Friday across Guerrero and western coastal areas of the neighbouring Oaxaca state.
The NHC also forecast that "rapid weakening will occur after landfall".
Ahead of the hurricane's arrival, Guerrero's authorities have been preparing emergency shelters.
School classes across the state have also been cancelled.
In Acapulco, soldiers have been patrolling the beach area.
Parts of Mexico's Pacific coastline have already seen significant flooding earlier this month after Tropical Storm Max hit. Local media reported two deaths as a result of the storm in Guerrero.
A few days later, one man was reported killed after powerful Hurricane Lidia made landfall in the state of Nayarit, north-west of Guerrero.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67213103
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Breaking Weather: Hurricane Otis cat 5 now landfall sunrise NW Acapulco MX. The winds at landfall expected to be 161 mph gust 196 mph! Catastrophic damage and storm surge with large destructive waves! This is extremely dangerous hurricane! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HurricaneOtis?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HurricaneOtis</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mxwx?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#mxwx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Acapulco?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Acapulco</a> <a href="https://t.co/BW0g6LiuCT">pic.twitter.com/BW0g6LiuCT</a></p>— Jeff Piotrowski (@Jeff_Piotrowski) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jeff_Piotrowski/status/1717011488068517985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Hurricane Otis has become an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm as it roars towards the Pacific coast of southern Mexico, US meteorologists warn.
The storm's winds have now increased to near 145mph (233km/h), the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says.
Otis will strengthen to a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm when it crashes ashore by early Wednesday.
The NHC warns of "destructive waves" and heavy flooding in coastal areas, including the popular Acapulco resort.
In its latest bulletin at 00:00 GMT on Wednesday, the NHC said Otis was about 85 miles south-east of Acapulco.
A hurricane warning is now in effect for a 350km-long stretch of coastline between the coastal towns of Zihuatanejo and Punta Maldonado in the state of Guerrero.
"A potentially catastrophic storm surge is expected to produce life-threatening coastal flooding near and to the east of where the centre makes landfall.
"Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves," the NHC said.
It added that Otis was expected to produce up to 15in (38cm) of rainfall on Friday across Guerrero and western coastal areas of the neighbouring Oaxaca state.
The NHC also forecast that "rapid weakening will occur after landfall".
Ahead of the hurricane's arrival, Guerrero's authorities have been preparing emergency shelters.
School classes across the state have also been cancelled.
In Acapulco, soldiers have been patrolling the beach area.
Parts of Mexico's Pacific coastline have already seen significant flooding earlier this month after Tropical Storm Max hit. Local media reported two deaths as a result of the storm in Guerrero.
A few days later, one man was reported killed after powerful Hurricane Lidia made landfall in the state of Nayarit, north-west of Guerrero.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67213103