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Hot & humid, partly cloudy, slight chance of rain or thunder showers in the afternoon or evening.

 

No much change since Monday, we are in a trough of hot humid air and we are watching the next wave east of the Lesser Antilles moving westward.  The wave seems to have all that is needed to develop into a tropical event sometime in the next couple of days as it moves closer to the ABC islands.

 

We will keep watching from our post on the beach here at Bliss.

 

Kevin James Stolz

Travel 2 Riviera Maya

Member of The Mexico Travel Network

Cancun

Playa Del Carmen

Riviera Maya

 

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Hello All,

 

Invest 93 appears to be a fizzle for us here in the Mexican Caribbean although today has been a day filled with rain and some isolated thunderstorms.

Currently the temperature is 73° F it is raining, heavily at times, distant thunder can be heard and visibility is limited to a couple of miles.  Normally from the Beach Club here we can see Cozumel Island but today it is covered in rain.

 

Looks like Invest 93 is moving across the Peninsula of Yucatan toward the Gulf of Mexico where it could gain some strength and develop into the first Atlantic Tropical Event for 2009.

 

Monday is looking a little more promising for sunshine and hot, Hot, HOT.

 

Kevin James Stolz

Travel 2 Riviera Maya

Member of The Mexico Travel Network

Cancun

Playa Del Carmen

Riviera Maya

 

admin at travel2rivieramaya.com

Nextel: 01-984-155-4579

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After some overnight showers thanks to TW 7 here in the Caribbean better known as “Dave’s Blob” we currently have sunny skies with temperatures 73° F 24° C with a slight breeze off the Caribbean.  We are still watching our little tropical wave there sitting in the middle of the Caribbean waiting to see what she will do.  Yesterday we had movement to the west northwest which put her rain and thunderstorm activity heading straight toward the Yucatan Peninsula.  The Meteorological Office in Mexico has issued a Severe Storm warning for all of Quintana Roo from 21:00 HRS Friday 26^th to 21:00 HRS. Saturday 27^th.  Current images show the system south east of Cozumel Island and moving northwest at 10 MPH with sustained winds of 30 mph.

 

Looking at the different computer models most seem to have the system bumping into the Yucatan Peninsula and emerging into the Gulf of Mexico (didn’t have GOLF on the brain today) where if not already a tropical storm will surely pick up enough energy to become TS Ana.  Another model has it passing between Mexico and Cuba on a course towards Florida and not sure if the water temps and conditions favor further development but another 24 hours will tell.

 

So if you are in Mexico on the Caribbean Coast today enjoy the periods of sunshine, we will be seeing rain off and on during the day periods of heavy rain, thunderstorm activity and windy conditions.  We will be heading off to the beach in about an hour, viewing the weather from a beach bed at Bliss Beach Club and Restaurant in Playa Del Carmen.  The have WI FI so we will update from there if needed.

 

Kevin James Stolz

Travel 2 Riviera Maya

Member of The Mexico Travel Network

Cancun

Playa Del Carmen

Riviera Maya

 

admin at travel2rivieramaya.com

Nextel: 01-984-155-4579

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Well we used to say that all though the hurricane season here was June 1st to November 30 most of our activity or rainy season was isolated to the months of September and October.  The last few years have proven that wrong beginning in 2005 with Hurricane Emily who struck Puerto Aventuras in the middle of July and became an active and rainy season all the way through Wilma.  Over the last few years as well we have had relatively dry springs and wet summers with this year being no exception.

The past 3 days we enjoyed rain, hot temperatures and humidity with Saturday being the wettest.

Today, Monday 23 of June we are looking at a beautiful morning with temperatures currently at 70° F or 21° C and sunny skies. We have some scattered clouds still in the area and there is currently not even a light breeze.

Today we are expecting very hot temperatures with winds straight out of the east near 25kph or 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60% to 80% thanks to the flow of humid and hot air from the golf of Mexico and Caribbean.  Rain could be torrential at times in areas of the Peninsula.

 

Saw Gerts comment about the report on Hurricane Ivan in 2004 from the Weather Channel so I thought I would post a couple of pictures of the effects in Cancun from IVAN, I took these on Sept. 13, 2004. Obviously IVAN did not hit Cancun but his effects were felt from actual damage to the economic affects from closing down an entire tourist destination for 3 days.

 

 

 

 

Over the last couple of days the Caribbean Coast of Mexico has been affected by Tropical Wave #6 located off the coast of Mexico in the Caribbean. You knew that so here are the actual conditions and what you can expect today.

 

Yesterday off and on we had heavy rain, wind, and some patches of sunny skies, the areas of rain heavy at times was isolated to parts of the coast, even while for example the center of Playa Del Carmen experienced heavy rain just 10 minutes to the north skies remained cloudy with patches of sun.

 

This morning we wake to partly sunny skies (yes clouds continue to dominate the area) light wind coming out of the east right now.  The day is looking to offer patches of sun, heavy to torrential rain at times and winds up to 50KPH during the day throughout most of the coast as well as interior of Yucatan and Campeche.

 

The Mexico Government Meteorological Office has issued an advisory for the Southeast of Mexico from Chetumal Quintana Roo to Puerto Progreso for Heavy Rain to Intense rain at times with winds possible in excess of 50KPH at times as well as sustained rainfall to 89mm and electric activity in the area.  The advisory is in effect until 15:00 hours today when the advisory will be updated.

 

Kevin James Stolz

Travel 2 Riviera Maya

Member of The Mexico Travel Network

Cancun

Playa Del Carmen

Riviera Maya

 

admin at travel2rivieramaya.com

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From this quick capture of satelite imagery at around 2AM CST you can see the coast of Quintana Roo from around Tulum north to Holbox Island including El Cuyo and Rio Lagartos got slammed with torrential rain, winds of 45 kilometers per hour and an incredible lightning storm from around 2AM to 3AM.

 

Sunrise brought us blue skies and an incredible 64°F 18°C and no wind with low humidity.  We are looking at a beautiful day ahead, the system that brought us torrential rain overnight is now over the western tip of Cuba and we have a small band of storm activity to the south of Tulum which might affect us for a short period later in the day.  But overall a great day for a wedding on the Beach.

 

Kevin James Stolz

Travel 2 Riviera Maya

Member of The Mexico Travel Network

Cancun

Playa Del Carmen

Riviera Maya

 

admin at travel2rivieramaya.com

Nextel: 01-984-155-4579

Radio: 62*350794*2

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Hello all and welcome to the Cancun / Riviera Maya 2009 Tropical Season J

 

Looks like this year could get off to an early start with that weak low pressure off the coast of Puerto Rico so I thought I would pop in and say hello and comment that we are here ready to report on the conditions.

 

Unfortunately in the zone right now from Cancun to the Riviera Maya and Tulum is at the same occupancy level as we were after Wilma struck in 2005 because of the Influenza scare.  So please feel free to return to vacation in the areas of Mexico since we don’t have any Flu going on here.

 

Saludos from Playa Del Carmen

 

Kevin James Stolz

Travel 2 Riviera Maya

Member of The Mexico Travel Network

Cancun

Playa Del Carmen

Riviera Maya

 

admin at travel2rivieramaya.com

Nextel: 01-984-155-4579

Radio: 62*350794*2

Toll Free US & Canada 1-800-811-9551

Toll Free Mexico 01-800-823-1077