Hurricane Otis tracker: Follow storm's path after making landfall near Acapulco, Mexico

Hurricane Otis intensified into a Category 5 storm before making landfall near Acapulco, Mexico Tuesday night with maximum sustained winds around 165 mph.

According to AccuWeather, Otis grew from a tropical storm with 50-mph winds at 5 p.m. ET Monday to a Category 5 hurricane with 165-mph winds by 1 a.m. Wednesday.

As of 5 a.m. ET Wednesday, Otis' maximum sustained winds have decreased to around 130 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center, making it a Category 4 storm.

The NHC said Otis is forecast to move farther inland over southern Mexico through Wednesday night and rapid weakening is expected.

"Otis will likely dissipate over southern Mexico tonight," the NHC's Wednesday 5 a.m. advisory said.

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Life-threatening storm surge will continue along the coast of southern Mexico this morning, accompanied by large and dangerous waves, the NHC said.

Otis is also expected to produce 8 to 16 inches of rain, with maximum amounts around 20 inches, through Thursday across Guerrero and the western coastal sections of Oaxaca.

Hurricane Otis path tracker live

This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm. It does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts, and the center of the storm is likely to travel outside the cone up to 33% of the time.

Hurricane Otis spaghetti models

Illustrations include an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are created equal. The hurricane center uses only the top four or five highest performing models to help make its forecasts.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hurricane Otis path tracker: Follow storm near Acapulco, Mexico