In just a matter of hours, Otis strengthened from a tropical storm to a major hurricane.
Hurricane Otis has 'rapidly intensified' into a dangerous Category 5 storm off Mexico's southern Pacific coast, the National Hurricane Center reported Tuesday night. As of late Tuesday night, it was only 55 miles southeast of Acapulco, moving northwest at 9 mph, according to the hurricane center. It had maximum sustained winds of 165 mph, and its hurricane-force winds were extending up to 30 miles from its center.
'The hurricane center warned of 'extremely destructive winds near the core' of Otis, with powerful winds posing risks to the upper floors of high-rise buildings. A storm is deemed a major hurricane when it reaches Category 3, 4 or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale due to the potential for 'significant loss of life and damage,' per the hurricane center. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Punta Maldonado west to Zihuatanejo.
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