The Latest: Otto grows stronger as it approaches land
PANAMA CITY — The Latest on tropical weather in the Caribbean (all times local):
10 p.m.
Forecasters say Hurricane Otto has strengthened slightly as it moves west toward Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Otto is a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140kph) and is moving west at 9 mph (15kph). On Wednesday night, the storm was 100 miles (160 kilometers) north-northeast of Limon, Costa Rica, and 120 miles (195 kilometers east-southeast) of Bluefields, Nicaragua.