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Not to ignore the possible effects of even a small tropical storm here is the wind predictive 5 day cone from NOAA. It appears that Cozumel, Cancun and Merida will bear the brunt but these storms are fickle and still able to fool the predictors.
Dolly's Probable Wind Cone
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This is only a tropical storm but the “only” proved to be a dangerous concept with the last storm. Only a tropical storm can still damage and kill and cannot be taken lightly. I will go out now to fill the generator, close storm shutters and make sure there are no potential missiles lying around. I wish I had more candles and batteries and may rue my inattention later.
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The last tropical storm that hit us in Chetumal (it came up from Belize in late May) I belittled — and prepared. I was wrong to belittle any storm. It only brought us in the immediate area a lot of rain with flooding limited to remote areas, I thought. I was wrong that time since a number of people died in Belize and parts of Campeche and Tabasco states in Mexico did suffer from the torrential rains.
As the active storm season begins the US is threatened with Bertha, there is a storm forming in the Pacific, a depression in the Atlantic that might or might not intensify and Dolly is making tracks for the Yucatan Peninsula (check out the graphic from NOAA. It appears that Cancun, Playa del Carmen and the Mayan Riviera can expect some wind and water and Merida appears in its path. With luck we will be spared on the southern frontier since I have not prepared well this time — although in this part of the world it is best to always be basically ready for a good storm.
Click on the NOAA link to see a range of storm track maps and predictions. I could not get the image to load into the WordPress blog. Maybe the new version of WordPress will work better. If you get an “under construction” message it will be the change-over to the newer incarnation of the blogware.
I have been away from posting again as the potential sale of the house has taken a lot of time. It is not yet in contract but there is some hope. Stay tuned.
