Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 28 – October 5, 2005
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Otis (2005) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2005 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 28, 2005, 137 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb on October 1, 2005, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on September 30, 2005). The storm lasted 7.5 days and travelled about 1,120 miles (1,802 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 17.2°N 104.9°W | 137 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 16.9°N 105.3°W | 166 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 16.8°N 105.7°W | 183 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 16.8°N 106.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 16.9°N 106.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 17.3°N 107.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 18.0°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 18.8°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 19.6°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 20.3°N 110.0°W | 179 mi S of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 20.8°N 110.5°W | 149 mi SSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 21.2°N 110.9°W | 133 mi SSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 21.4°N 111.2°W | 132 mi SW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 1 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 21.6°N 111.5°W | 135 mi SW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 1 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 21.7°N 111.7°W | 141 mi SW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 976 mb | 21.8°N 111.9°W | 148 mi WSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 979 mb | 22.0°N 111.9°W | 141 mi WSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 22.1°N 112.0°W | 144 mi WSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 2 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 22.3°N 112.1°W | 145 mi WSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 22.6°N 112.3°W | 153 mi W of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 3 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 23.1°N 112.3°W | 139 mi SSW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 3 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 23.9°N 112.7°W | 102 mi SW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 3 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 24.8°N 112.9°W | 79 mi WSW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 3 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 25.2°N 113.1°W | 91 mi W of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 4 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 25.5°N 113.3°W | 107 mi WNW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 4 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1005 mb | 25.7°N 113.3°W | 112 mi WNW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 4 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1005 mb | 25.4°N 113.1°W | 93 mi WNW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 4 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1005 mb | 24.9°N 112.6°W | 59 mi W of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 5 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1005 mb | 24.4°N 112.1°W | 52 mi SSW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 5 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1006 mb | 23.9°N 111.4°W | 71 mi WSW of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 5 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1006 mb | 23.7°N 110.7°W | 39 mi SW of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
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Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Otis.
At its peak on October 1, 2005, Otis was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 970 mb.
7.5 days, from September 28, 2005 to October 5, 2005, including 54 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,120 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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