Hurricane Otis Slams Mexico

At 9 p.m. local time, Otis intensified to a Category 5 hurricane, the highest rating on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The evening forecast update called for 24- to 30-foot storm surges and winds over 167 mph in the urban corridor around Acapulco Bay. Infrared satellite imagery captured the landfall between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Wednesday.