Hurricane Otis (1981)
Oct 24, 12:00 AM UTC – Oct 30, 12:00 AM UTC (6.0 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 1
- Max sustained wind
- 85 mph (75 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- —
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (25)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-10-24 00:00 | TD | 10.7°N 98.8°W | 30 | — | |
| 1981-10-24 06:00 | TD | 11.0°N 100.3°W | 30 | — | |
| 1981-10-24 12:00 | TD | 11.2°N 101.4°W | 30 | — | |
| 1981-10-24 18:00 | TS | 11.4°N 102.0°W | 35 | — | |
| 1981-10-25 00:00 | TS | 11.9°N 102.4°W | 40 | — | |
| 1981-10-25 06:00 | TS | 12.4°N 102.6°W | 45 | — | |
| 1981-10-25 12:00 | TS | 12.8°N 102.7°W | 50 | — | |
| 1981-10-25 18:00 | TS | 13.4°N 102.5°W | 50 | — | |
| 1981-10-26 00:00 | TS | 13.7°N 102.2°W | 55 | — | |
| 1981-10-26 06:00 | TS | 14.0°N 101.9°W | 60 | — | |
| 1981-10-26 12:00 | HU | 14.0°N 101.9°W | 65 | — | |
| 1981-10-26 18:00 | HU | 14.0°N 101.9°W | 75 | — | |
| 1981-10-27 00:00 | HU | 14.0°N 101.9°W | 75 | — | |
| 1981-10-27 06:00 | HU | 14.2°N 102.2°W | 70 | — | |
| 1981-10-27 12:00 | HU | 14.5°N 102.8°W | 65 | — | |
| 1981-10-27 18:00 | HU | 14.8°N 103.5°W | 65 | — | |
| 1981-10-28 00:00 | HU | 15.1°N 104.1°W | 65 | — | |
| 1981-10-28 06:00 | HU | 15.8°N 104.8°W | 70 | — | |
| 1981-10-28 12:00 | HU | 16.7°N 105.4°W | 70 | — | |
| 1981-10-28 18:00 | HU | 17.8°N 105.6°W | 70 | — | |
| 1981-10-29 00:00 | HU | 18.8°N 105.8°W | 70 | — | |
| 1981-10-29 06:00 | HU | 19.8°N 105.9°W | 65 | — | |
| 1981-10-29 12:00 | TS | 20.7°N 105.9°W | 50 | — | |
| 1981-10-29 18:00 | TS | 21.6°N 105.9°W | 45 | — | |
| 1981-10-30 00:00 | TS | 22.5°N 105.8°W | 55 | — |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.