Monday, July 18, 2005

Emily Comes Ashore Near Tulum, México

Still no word from our friends...
HURRICANE EMILY TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
300 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2005

SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EMILY MADE LANDFALL JUST NORTH OF TULUM MEXICO NEAR 0630Z...230 AM EDT THIS MORNING. THE ESTIMATED INTENSITY AT LANDFALL WAS 135 MPH...CATEGORY FOUR ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. THE NORTHERN EYEWALL...WHERE THE WORST WEATHER WOULD BE EXPECTED...PASSED DIRECTLY OVER COZUMEL.
Tulum is about 100 miles south of Cancún. I wonder how the Mayan ruins will withstand the direct hit. We'll know more later tonight.

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