Hurricane Otto, over the southwestern Caribbean Sea, will threaten part of Central America with flooding, mudslides and damaging winds this week. Otto is hovering just off the coasts of Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. It became the seventh hurricane of the season Tuesday afternoon. Otto is expected to maintain hurricane strength at landfall. Should Otto make landfall in this part of Central America, it will be the latest ever for such an occurrence. Seas and surf will build to dangerous levels over the southwestern Caribbean Sea. Cruise interests should avoid the region. Small craft, such as fishing vessels should remain in port. Some coastal inundation will occur near and north of the landfall of the eye.
Hurricane Otto to threaten Central America with flooding, mudslides and damaging winds
