… OTTO EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL TODAY…..

AT 4:00AM EST, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OTTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.2°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 82.9° WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES NORTH OF LIMON, COSTA RICA OR 80 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLUEFIELDS, NICARAGUA.

OTTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 8 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. A FASTER MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF OTTO WILL MAKE LANDFALL WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA TODAY AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NICARAGUA AND NORTHERN COSTA RICA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE CENTER OF OTTO IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE PACIFIC COAST OF SOUTHERN NICARAGUA OR NORTHERN COAST OF COSTA RICA TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE LANDFALL. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL, AND OTTO IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM BY TONIGHT.

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