… OTTO SLOWLY HEADING TOWARD COSTA RICA AND NICARAGUA….

AT 4:00AM EST, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OTTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.9°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 80.4° WEST OR ABOUT 185 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST  OF LIMON, COSTA RICA OR ABOUT 240 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BLUEFIELDS NICARAGUA.

OTTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 5MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTEDTO CONTINUE TODAY. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF OTTO WILL MOVE ONSHORE WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA ON THURSDAY, AND REACH THE PACIFIC COAST OF SOUTHERN NICARAGUA OR NORTHERN COSTA RICA THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED BEFORE OTTO MAKES LANDFALL ON THURSDAY, WITH WEAKENING EXPECTED AFTER THE CENTER MOVES INLAND.