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1981 Hurricane OTIS (1981297N11261)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 1981297N11261
Start Oct 24 00Z
Landfall Oct 30 00Z
Max Intensity 75 kt (Oct 26 18Z)
End Oct 30 00Z
ATCF IDs EP151981
Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

Map of storm track

Intensity plots

Map of storm track

Radial wind information

No radial wind information for this storm


Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND USA WIND TD9636 WIND
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east degrees north
EP 1981-10-24 00:00:00 TS 10.70 -98.80 30 30 30
EP 03:00:00 TS 10.80 -99.60 30 30
EP 06:00:00 TS 11.00 -100.30 30 30 30
EP 09:00:00 TS 11.10 -100.90 30 30
EP 12:00:00 TS 11.20 -101.40 30 30 30
EP 15:00:00 TS 11.30 -101.80 33 33
EP 18:00:00 TS 11.40 -102.00 35 35 35
EP 21:00:00 TS 11.60 -102.20 38 38
EP 1981-10-25 00:00:00 TS 11.90 -102.40 40 40 40
EP 03:00:00 TS 12.10 -102.50 43 43
EP 06:00:00 TS 12.40 -102.60 45 45 45
EP 09:00:00 TS 12.60 -102.70 48 48
EP 12:00:00 TS 12.80 -102.70 50 50 50
EP 15:00:00 TS 13.10 -102.60 50 51
EP 18:00:00 TS 13.40 -102.50 50 50 53
EP 21:00:00 TS 13.60 -102.40 53 54
EP 1981-10-26 00:00:00 TS 13.70 -102.20 55 55 55
EP 03:00:00 TS 13.90 -102.00 58 58
EP 06:00:00 TS 14.00 -101.90 60 60 60
EP 09:00:00 TS 14.00 -101.90 63 63
EP 12:00:00 TS 14.00 -101.90 65 65 65
EP 15:00:00 TS 14.00 -101.90 70 68
EP 18:00:00 TS 14.00 -101.90 75 75 70
EP 21:00:00 TS 14.00 -101.90 75 73
EP 1981-10-27 00:00:00 TS 14.00 -101.90 75 75 75
EP 03:00:00 TS 14.10 -102.00 73 73
EP 06:00:00 TS 14.20 -102.20 70 70 70
EP 09:00:00 TS 14.30 -102.50 68 68
EP 12:00:00 TS 14.50 -102.80 65 65 65
EP 15:00:00 TS 14.60 -103.10 65 65
EP 18:00:00 TS 14.80 -103.50 65 65 65
EP 21:00:00 TS 14.90 -103.80 65 65
EP 1981-10-28 00:00:00 TS 15.10 -104.10 65 65 65
EP 03:00:00 TS 15.40 -104.50 68 66
EP 06:00:00 TS 15.80 -104.80 70 70 68
EP 09:00:00 TS 16.20 -105.10 70 69
EP 12:00:00 TS 16.70 -105.40 70 70 70
EP 15:00:00 TS 17.20 -105.50 70 70
EP 18:00:00 TS 17.80 -105.60 70 70 70
EP 21:00:00 TS 18.30 -105.70 70 70
EP 1981-10-29 00:00:00 TS 18.80 -105.80 70 70 70
EP 03:00:00 TS 19.30 -105.90 68 65
EP 06:00:00 TS 19.80 -105.90 65 65 60
EP 09:00:00 TS 20.30 -105.90 58 55
EP 12:00:00 TS 20.70 -105.90 50 50 50
EP 15:00:00 TS 21.20 -105.90 48 51
EP 18:00:00 TS 21.60 -105.90 45 45 53
EP 21:00:00 TS 22.10 -105.90 50 54
EP 1981-10-30 00:00:00 TS 22.50 -105.80 55 55 55

Source Information

Agency Information
USA hurdat2-nepac-1949-2023-042624.txt:Line=8570:OTIS
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-002:Line=4453
TD9635
NEUMANN
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA AGENCY USA ATCF_ID USA LAT USA LON USA STATUS USA WIND USA SSHS TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE TD9636 WIND STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east mb km km degrees north mb 1 kts mb degrees north degrees north degrees east
1981 EP MM 1981-10-24 00:00:00 TS 10.70 -98.80 30 hurdat_epa 598 598 O__________O___ hurdat_epa EP151981 10.70 -98.80 TD 30 -1 10.70 -98.80 1 30 15 280
1981 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 10.80 -99.60 613 603 P__________P___ EP151981 10.90 -99.60 TD 30 -1 10.80 -99.50 1 30 15 280
1981 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 11.00 -100.30 30 hurdat_epa 621 621 O__________P___ hurdat_epa EP151981 11.00 -100.30 TD 30 -1 10.90 -100.20 1 30 13 280
1981 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 11.10 -100.90 633 633 P__________P___ EP151981 11.10 -100.90 TD 30 -1 11.10 -100.90 1 30 11 280
1981 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 11.20 -101.40 30 hurdat_epa 642 638 O__________O___ hurdat_epa EP151981 11.20 -101.40 TD 30 -1 11.20 -101.40 1 30 9 285
1981 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 11.30 -101.80 645 639 P__________P___ EP151981 11.30 -101.80 TD 33 -1 11.40 -101.80 1 33 6 290
1981 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 11.40 -102.00 35 hurdat_epa 643 631 O__________P___ hurdat_epa EP151981 11.40 -102.00 TS 35 0 11.50 -102.10 1 35 6 305
1981 EP MM 21:00:00 TS 11.60 -102.20 631 611 P__________P___ EP151981 11.60 -102.20 TS 38 0 11.70 -102.30 1 38 6 320
1981 EP MM 1981-10-25 00:00:00 TS 11.90 -102.40 40 hurdat_epa 611 596 O__________O___ hurdat_epa EP151981 11.90 -102.40 TS 40 0 11.90 -102.40 2 40 6 330
1981 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 12.10 -102.50 596 571 P__________P___ EP151981 12.20 -102.50 TS 43 0 12.10 -102.60 2 43 5 335
1981 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 12.40 -102.60 45 hurdat_epa 571 553 O__________P___ hurdat_epa EP151981 12.40 -102.60 TS 45 0 12.30 -102.70 2 45 5 340
1981 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 12.60 -102.70 553 532 P__________P___ EP151981 12.60 -102.70 TS 48 0 12.60 -102.70 2 48 4 350
1981 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 12.80 -102.70 50 hurdat_epa 532 496 O__________O___ hurdat_epa EP151981 12.80 -102.70 TS 50 0 12.80 -102.70 2 50 5 5
1981 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 13.10 -102.60 496 461 P__________P___ EP151981 13.10 -102.60 TS 50 0 13.00 -102.60 2 51 6 20
1981 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 13.40 -102.50 50 hurdat_epa 461 436 O__________P___ hurdat_epa EP151981 13.40 -102.50 TS 50 0 13.30 -102.50 2 53 5 30
1981 EP MM 21:00:00 TS 13.60 -102.40 436 419 P__________P___ EP151981 13.60 -102.40 TS 53 0 13.50 -102.30 2 54 4 40
1981 EP MM 1981-10-26 00:00:00 TS 13.70 -102.20 55 hurdat_epa 419 394 O__________O___ hurdat_epa EP151981 13.70 -102.20 TS 55 0 13.70 -102.20 2 55 4 45
1981 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 13.90 -102.00 391 377 P__________P___ EP151981 13.90 -102.00 TS 58 0 13.80 -102.10 2 58 4 45
1981 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 14.00 -101.90 60 hurdat_epa 377 377 O__________P___ hurdat_epa EP151981 14.00 -101.90 TS 60 0 13.90 -102.00 2 60 2 45
1981 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 14.00 -101.90 377 377 P__________P___ EP151981 14.00 -101.90 TS 63 0 14.00 -101.90 2 63 0 0
1981 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 14.00 -101.90 65 hurdat_epa 377 377 O__________O___ hurdat_epa EP151981 14.00 -101.90 HU 65 1 14.00 -101.90 3 65 0 0
1981 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 14.00 -101.90 377 377 P__________P___ EP151981 14.00 -101.90 HU 70 1 14.00 -101.80 3 68 0 0
1981 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 14.00 -101.90 75 hurdat_epa 377 377 O__________P___ hurdat_epa EP151981 14.00 -101.90 HU 75 1 14.00 -101.80 3 70 0 0
1981 EP MM 21:00:00 TS 14.00 -101.90 377 377 P__________P___ EP151981 14.00 -101.90 HU 75 1 14.00 -101.80 3 73 0 0
1981 EP MM 1981-10-27 00:00:00 TS 14.00 -101.90 75 hurdat_epa 377 370 O__________O___ hurdat_epa EP151981 14.00 -101.90 HU 75 1 14.00 -101.90 4 75 2 305
1981 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 14.10 -102.00 370 363 P__________P___ EP151981 14.10 -102.00 HU 73 1 14.10 -102.00 4 73 4 305
1981 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 14.20 -102.20 70 hurdat_epa 366 359 O__________P___ hurdat_epa EP151981 14.20 -102.20 HU 70 1 14.20 -102.30 4 70 5 300
1981 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 14.30 -102.50 367 357 P__________P___ EP151981 14.30 -102.50 HU 68 1 14.30 -102.50 4 68 6 300
1981 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 14.50 -102.80 65 hurdat_epa 362 358 O__________O___ hurdat_epa EP151981 14.50 -102.80 HU 65 1 14.50 -102.80 4 65 7 295
1981 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 14.60 -103.10 370 366 P__________P___ EP151981 14.70 -103.20 HU 65 1 14.60 -103.10 4 65 7 295
1981 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 14.80 -103.50 65 hurdat_epa 369 366 O__________P___ hurdat_epa EP151981 14.80 -103.50 HU 65 1 14.70 -103.40 4 65 7 295
1981 EP MM 21:00:00 TS 14.90 -103.80 369 355 P__________P___ EP151981 14.90 -103.80 HU 65 1 14.90 -103.80 4 65 7 300
1981 EP MM 1981-10-28 00:00:00 TS 15.10 -104.10 65 hurdat_epa 359 338 O__________O___ hurdat_epa EP151981 15.10 -104.10 HU 65 1 15.10 -104.10 4 65 8 310
1981 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 15.40 -104.50 341 312 P__________P___ EP151981 15.40 -104.40 HU 68 1 15.40 -104.50 4 66 10 315
1981 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 15.80 -104.80 70 hurdat_epa 312 290 O__________P___ hurdat_epa EP151981 15.80 -104.80 HU 70 1 15.80 -104.80 4 68 11 320
1981 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 16.20 -105.10 290 269 P__________P___ EP151981 16.20 -105.10 HU 70 1 16.20 -105.10 4 69 11 330
1981 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 16.70 -105.40 70 hurdat_epa 269 235 O__________O___ hurdat_epa EP151981 16.70 -105.40 HU 70 1 16.70 -105.40 4 70 11 340
1981 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 17.20 -105.50 235 177 P__________P___ EP151981 17.20 -105.50 HU 70 1 17.20 -105.60 4 70 11 350
1981 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 17.80 -105.60 70 hurdat_epa 177 138 O__________P___ hurdat_epa EP151981 17.80 -105.60 HU 70 1 17.70 -105.70 4 70 11 350
1981 EP MM 21:00:00 TS 18.30 -105.70 138 107 P__________P___ EP151981 18.30 -105.70 HU 70 1 18.30 -105.80 4 70 10 350
1981 EP MM 1981-10-29 00:00:00 TS 18.80 -105.80 70 hurdat_epa 107 76 O__________O___ hurdat_epa EP151981 18.80 -105.80 HU 70 1 18.80 -105.80 4 70 10 350
1981 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 19.30 -105.90 77 47 P__________P___ EP151981 19.30 -105.90 HU 68 1 19.30 -105.90 4 65 10 355
1981 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 19.80 -105.90 65 hurdat_epa 47 30 O__________P___ hurdat_epa EP151981 19.80 -105.90 HU 65 1 19.80 -105.90 4 60 10 355
1981 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 20.30 -105.90 23 20 P__________P___ EP151981 20.30 -105.90 TS 58 0 20.20 -105.90 4 55 9 0
1981 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 20.70 -105.90 50 hurdat_epa 39 39 O__________O___ hurdat_epa EP151981 20.70 -105.90 TS 50 0 20.70 -105.90 2 50 9 0
1981 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 21.20 -105.90 61 46 P__________P___ EP151981 21.10 -105.90 TS 48 0 21.20 -105.90 2 51 9 0
1981 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 21.60 -105.90 45 hurdat_epa 46 30 O__________P___ hurdat_epa EP151981 21.60 -105.90 TS 45 0 21.60 -105.90 2 53 9 0
1981 EP MM 21:00:00 TS 22.10 -105.90 30 0 P__________P___ EP151981 22.10 -105.90 TS 50 0 22.10 -105.80 2 54 9 5
1981 EP MM 1981-10-30 00:00:00 TS 22.50 -105.80 55 hurdat_epa 0 O__________O___ hurdat_epa EP151981 22.50 -105.80 TS 55 0 22.50 -105.80 2 55 9 5