The Latest: Otto a hurricane anew, aiming at Central America

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

PANAMA CITY — The Associated Press
Published Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016 7:38PM EST
Last updated Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016 7:38PM EST

7 p.m.

Forecasters say Otto has regained hurricane strength in the Caribbean as it churns closer to Central America.

Otto had fluctuated between tropical storm and hurricane status earlier this week. But the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Otto now has hurricane-force winds of 75 mph (110 kph) as it continues toward an expected landfall later this week.

As of 7 p.m. EST Wednesday, Otto was centred about 140 miles (230 kilometres) northeast of Limon, Costa Rica — or about 180 miles (285 kilometres) east-southeast of Bluefields, Nicaragua.

A hurricane warning is in effect from Limon, Costa Rica, to Bluefields, Nicaragua. Forecasters say the centre of Otto is expected to make landfall in that warning area sometime Thursday and reach the Pacific coast of southern Nicaragua or northern Costa Rica sometime early Friday.

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1. Kind of late for a hurricane isn't it? nt

[NickB79]

3. With CO2 at 400ppm and President tRump at the wheel, all rules went out the doors

Hell, it's almost December and ice is still melting at the North Pole!

[Judi Lynn]

2. Hurricane Otto kills three people in Panama

Hurricane Otto kills three people in Panama
By Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist
Updated 1105 GMT (1905 HKT) November 23, 2016



Atlanta (CNN) — At least three people in Panama have died and four are missing as Hurricane Otto churns toward eastern Central America, Panamanian President Juan Carlos said.

By early Wednesday, the center of the Category 1 storm was 140 miles north of Panama City. Otto was moving west-northwest at 5 mph, packing maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.

Otto could become a Category 2 storm before making landfall near the Costa Rica-Nicaragua border around noon ET Thursday. Rainfall in the region could exceed 10-15 inches, producing life-threatening flash flooding and landslides. Hurricane warnings have been issued for parts of both countries.

While the Caribbean is one of the few areas with warm enough water to support a hurricane this late in the season, a storm making landfall this far south is extremely rare.

More:
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/23/world/hurricane-nicaragua-costa-rica/index.html