New tropical system forming

Looks like it will be Otto in a few days, will impact Nicaragua and Costa Rica and then cross over to the Pacific Basin.

Am wondering if some of the locals around here will be down there at the Thanksgiving break

 

"Otto continues to strengthen and nearly all model runs are trending stronger. These runs are also now south of where they have been and Otto could become the first Costa Rica hurricane landfall on record. Another change with the most recent NHC advisory is that it also now appears that Otto will probably survive across central America into the East Pac, which would be the first time a tropical cyclone has done so since 1996.

There is a chance that Otto strengthens more than forecast, and a high-end Cat 2 or even a Major at landfall is not out of the question. Regardless, Otto is expected to be a very strong hurricane into landfall at a minimum and preparations should be underway in Watch areas to protect life and property. "
Flhurricane.com

 

"Certainly not what they needed in Central America, as less than an hour after 110MPH Otto made landfall near the border of the eastern shores of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck just offshore of their west coasts, complicating everything. There is now an even greater risk of mudslides, rockslides, etc. along and near the path of this very strong hurricane, still estimated to a powerful Cat 2 as of the 4PM CST NHC Advisory. "

Flhurricane.com

 

That is an impressive visual, watching how the eye formed.

I wonder if Otto is the only Palindrome amongst storm name history