Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 11–21, 2017
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 (2017) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2017 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 11, 2017, 330 mi SW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb on September 18, 2017, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 69 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on September 18, 2017). The storm lasted 9.8 days and travelled about 1,843 miles (2,965 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 16.4°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 16.5°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 16.4°N 111.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 16.2°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 16.0°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 15.8°N 115.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 15.5°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 15.2°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 14.9°N 119.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 14.9°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 15.0°N 120.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 15.1°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 15.2°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 15.3°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 15.5°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 15.7°N 123.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 15.9°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.0°N 124.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.0°N 125.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.9°N 125.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.8°N 125.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 15.8°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 15.8°N 126.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 15.8°N 127.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 16.0°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 16.3°N 127.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 16.8°N 127.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 965 mb | 17.6°N 127.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 973 mb | 18.3°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 18.7°N 127.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 19.0°N 127.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 19.1°N 127.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 19.1°N 127.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 19.0°N 128.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 18.6°N 128.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 18.1°N 129.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 17.6°N 129.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 17.1°N 130.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 16.6°N 131.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 16.1°N 131.7°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Otis.
At its peak on September 18, 2017, Otis was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 965 mb.
9.8 days, from September 11, 2017 to September 21, 2017, including 30 hours at hurricane strength (6 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,843 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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