▁storm ▁intensity ▁early ▁on ▁October   1 8 . ▁N icole ▁transition ed ▁into ▁an ▁extr at rop ical ▁cy clone ▁at ▁ 0 6 : 0 0 ▁UTC ▁later ▁that ▁day . ▁ ▁H urr icane ▁Otto ▁ ▁On ▁November   1 5 , ▁a ▁broad ▁low ▁pressure ▁area ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁south western ▁Car ib bean ▁Sea . ▁After ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁con ve ct ive ▁organization , ▁the ▁system ▁developed ▁into ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁about ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁Col ón , ▁Pan ama ▁late ▁on ▁November   2 0 . ▁Fue led ▁by ▁warm ▁waters ▁and ▁good ▁out flow , ▁the ▁de pression ▁intens ified ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Otto ▁by ▁ 0 6 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁November   2 1 . ▁Otto ▁deep ened ▁into ▁a ▁h urr icane ▁on ▁November   2 3 ▁while ▁dr ifting ▁west ward ; ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁latest ▁date ▁for ▁a ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁to ▁reach ▁that ▁intensity ▁over ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Sea , ▁one ▁day ▁later ▁than ▁the ▁previous ▁record ▁set ▁by ▁H urr icane ▁Mar tha ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁Otto ▁rapidly ▁intens ified ▁throughout ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁and ▁at ▁ 1 7 : 3 0   UTC ▁November   2 4 , ▁the ▁storm ▁made ▁land fall ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁Nic ar agua ▁coast ▁near ▁San ▁Juan ▁de ▁Nic ar agua ▁at ▁peak ▁intensity , ▁as ▁a ▁Category ▁ 3 ▁major ▁h urr icane ▁with ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 1 1