Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 6–17, 2010
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 Otto (2010) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic season. It formed on October 6, 2010, 246 mi N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 976 mb on October 9, 2010, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 11.5 days and travelled about 4,082 miles (6,568 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1000 mb | 22.0°N 67.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 995 mb | 22.6°N 67.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 991 mb | 23.0°N 68.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 989 mb | 23.2°N 68.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 990 mb | 23.4°N 68.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 994 mb | 23.6°N 68.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 23.8°N 67.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 989 mb | 24.0°N 67.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 986 mb | 24.4°N 66.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 983 mb | 25.2°N 64.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 26.2°N 63.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 976 mb | 27.2°N 61.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 28.5°N 59.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 981 mb | 30.0°N 57.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 31.4°N 54.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 32.7°N 50.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 988 mb | 34.3°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 988 mb | 36.4°N 42.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 988 mb | 38.2°N 38.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 992 mb | 40.3°N 33.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 995 mb | 42.0°N 30.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 998 mb | 43.1°N 28.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 998 mb | 43.5°N 26.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 43.4°N 25.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 42.4°N 24.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 41.4°N 24.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 40.3°N 23.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 39.3°N 23.0°W | 176 mi NE of Lagoa, Portugal |
| Oct 13 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 38.4°N 22.7°W | 163 mi ENE of Lagoa, Portugal |
| Oct 13 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 37.6°N 22.6°W | 163 mi E of Lagoa, Portugal |
| Oct 13 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 36.7°N 22.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 35.8°N 22.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 35.0°N 22.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 34.4°N 21.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 34.0°N 20.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 33.8°N 19.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 33.6°N 19.2°W | 147 mi WNW of Funchal, Portugal |
| Oct 15 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 33.4°N 18.5°W | 104 mi WNW of Funchal, Portugal |
| Oct 15 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 33.2°N 17.8°W | 63 mi NW of Funchal, Portugal |
| Oct 16 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 33.0°N 17.1°W | 25 mi NNW of Funchal, Portugal |
| Oct 16 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 32.8°N 16.5°W | 17 mi ENE of Machico, Portugal |
| Oct 16 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 32.6°N 15.9°W | 51 mi E of Machico, Portugal |
| Oct 16 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 32.4°N 15.3°W | 88 mi ESE of Machico, Portugal |
| Oct 17 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 32.3°N 14.7°W | 124 mi ESE of Machico, Portugal |
| Oct 17 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 32.1°N 14.5°W | 139 mi ESE of Machico, Portugal |
| Oct 17 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 31.9°N 14.6°W | 139 mi ESE of Machico, Portugal |
| Oct 17 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 31.7°N 14.7°W | 141 mi ESE of Caniço, Portugal |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Otto.
At its peak on October 9, 2010, Otto was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 976 mb.
11.5 days, from October 6, 2010 to October 17, 2010, including 36 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,082 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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