Otis began gradually entering cooler ocean waters, although the National Hurricane Center noted in one of its discussions on the system that the environment was still warm enough to support a stronger storm.
奧蒂斯逐漸進入較冰冷的海水，但國家颶風中心在其關於該系統的一次討論中指出環境仍然溫暖，足以支持更強風暴。