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From: "Kevin & Abril Stolz" <admin at travel2rivieramaya.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:44:52 -0600

Good Morning,

Well as Cesar commented yesterday we experienced a day and overnight with an incredible amount of rain and well yes maybe since Cesar has been only a year it’s the most he has seen but I have seen worst in my 15 years here but it was and continues to be bad. First what and why? The rain we got and continue to enjoy is the result of some remnants from TD16 which is hovering around near Central America dumping large amounts of rain on the area from Honduras to southeastern Mexico and another low pressure 1010 in the central Caribbean and on top of that we have Cold Front #4 which is swooping down from the north through the Gulf of Mexico into central and southern Veracruz keeping those low pressures almost stationary off the coast here.

Last night we registered here in Playa Del Carmen wind gusts to 40 kph and overnight temps got down only to 76°F (the rest of the week we had overnight lows in the low 70°’s) Torrential Rain almost constantly overnight, thunder and lightning, there were no long term power outages (none reported) and all services seem to be fine. Worst of all is that the main part of the rain and storm activity was and is located 80 kilometers south of Playa Del Carmen closer to the Costa Maya and down to Chetumal.

Today’s Outlook:

Due to Cold Front #4 pushing down and 2 low pressure systems in the Caribbean trying to move west Cancun, Playa Del Carmen, and the Riviera Maya south through the Costa Maya will be under cloudy skies, Rain Heavy to Torrential at times, winds strong at times 40 to 45kph, winds from the Northeast giving us a nor’easter effect at times during the day. There is a yachting event today at Puerto Aventuras where they are expecting the arrival of 200 yachts, Puerto Aventuras is the safe port for boats and yachts and local ships during bad weather but the entrance can be treacherous when there is a wind from the northeast.

Temperatures in the upper 80’s to low 90’s humidity 100%.

If you are out and driving use caution, portions of the highway between Cancun and Tulum are flooded, we have enormous potholes in some areas of the local roads that are filled with water, there is extensive local flooding in the normal low lying areas of Cancun and Playa Del Carmen including the Lateral Roads along the highway in Playa Del Carmen and Puerto Morelos so use caution there.

Warm Regards

KEVIN JAMES STOLZ

- man, has it been raining!

From: "césar hernández" <hernandersson at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:50:06 -0500

i'm writing this en route from the mayan riviera to cancun.
i am now a concierge at a spanish hotel at the riviera. i took a
public van at cancun at around 2pm, and on our way here (30-40 min
ride), a light rain began. i got to my desk wet but not dripping. it
hasn't stopped ever since. there was a moment when it was so strong
and loud that i had trouble listening to guests over the phone. cable
and phone lines were down at times. mercifully,  power remained ok. by
the time i got off my shift, 11pm, the whole place began to look like
what it was before these huge all inclusive resorts even got here.
puddles turned into rivulets and gardens looked more like swamps. i'm
exaggerating a bit, but it has been the strongest rainstorm i've seen
in my first year in the area. we didn't receive as many complaints
from guests and water in their rooms as i would have guessed,
thankyou, tlaloc. and mother earth, too, cuz, underground, the whole
peninsula is like a sponge, with cenotes and rivers that quickly drain
water away.
for two weeks or so its been raining, as my fellow riviera
correspondants have reported. and, as i said earlier, this has been
the 'worst' stormy evening yet.
the hotel bus taking me to cancun just drove past puerto morelos, rain
just keeps going on and on, and i'm feeling a bit dozy. let me take a
quick nap and if i spend hours waving for a cab under awful rain or my
house's flooded, i'll let you know. btw, it's great to be back!

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- Update

From: "Kevin & Abril Stolz" <admin at travel2rivieramaya.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:05:04 -0600

Quicky Update:

TD 15 is now Tropical Storm Omar and that low pressure we are watching near Honduras is now TD16.

TS Omar is almost stationary but tends to be drifting south southeast while TD16 is slowly moving north northwest 6 mph.

We will begin to update our forums for Cancun and the Riviera Maya as we watch for developments.

Regards

Kevin James Stolz

- Cancun & Riviera Maya Update

From: "Kevin & Abril Stolz" <admin at travel2rivieramaya.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:32:56 -0600

Good Tuesday morning,

Well this is a very active late hurricane Seaton here in the Tropical Atlantic as well as the Caribbean. While NHC is watching TD15 and TD Nana as well as a poorly defined low pressure to the southeast of Nana, we (Mexico’s Caribbean Coast) are watching a very well defined low pressure system that is off the coast of Central America near the borders of Honduras and Nicaragua. The system has a high potential to develop into another named tropical event in the next 24 hours or at least into a tropical depression.

Whether or not the system does develop it will dump copious amounts of rain into affected areas and potentially severe thunderstorms at least for the next 2 or 3 days over Honduras, Nicaragua, and Belize as it moves north northwest toward Mexico. If the storm remains over water it has the potential to develop into Tropical Storm or Hurricane in the next few days and Hurricane Hunter aircraft are scheduled to fly through this afternoon.

Cancun and the Riviera Maya has been taking rain everyday for the last 8 or 9 days heavy at times but not continuous rains. This past weekend we had almost constant rain day and night which was heavy at times and caused some local flooding but there were also breaks of sunshine. Today we woke to a beautiful sunrise which has given way to Clouds.

The National Meteorological Center in Mexico has Torrential Rain advisories for eastern Quintana Roo from Chetumal to Cabo Catoche and Heavy Rain to Severe Rain avisories for all states in the Southeast of Mexico. Currently there is a Heavy Rain or Severe Storm Warning in effect in 20 of Mexicos 32 States.

If you are planning on arriving to Cancun this weekend (17 to 19 of October) you can expect a rainy weekend if this low pressure develops and doesn’t move inland early.

Current Conditions 9:30AM CST PLAYA DEL CARMEN

Mostly Cloudy with some breaks of blue sky.

77°F 25°C overnight lows were 72°F 22°C with drizzle and light breeze out of the southeast.

Regards

Kevin James Stolz

- Cancun & Riviera Maya

From: "Kevin & Abril Stolz" <admin at travel2rivieramaya.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 09:01:10 -0600

Good Morning All,

Well there is really nothing remarkable going on here in the Riviera Maya of Mexico, it is October normal with Rain, Rain, and more Rain. Now we are not talking about daily rain all day or storms or anything like that but we are talking about at least a couple hours of rain every day or night heavy at times. I have had to drain water from the swimming pool at least 3 times in 10 days. This past Friday, Saturday and Sunday were days of heavy rains with occasional breaks of sun that was the tropical wave that came across the Yucatan and exited into the Bay of Campeche and became “Marco”.

We are watching a small wave off the Windward Islands that is moving west at 10 MPH but conditions are not favorable for development but the system is carrying heavy rains and should move into the southern Caribbean sometime over the weekend.

If you are coming to Cancun or the Riviera Maya without a doubt you are going to do some outside activities so please bring with you a non-chemical mosquito repellant for you and the kids. Of course we sell it here as well but what we sell to spray on the body has been outlawed in most countries because it is harmful to the health. I know there are some that are creams that are basically citronella and all natural which are the best to use for your health. YES, the mosquito’s right now are severe and begin just as the sun is setting but if you go into the jungle during the day to visit the mayan ruins or anything like that they will bother you ALL DAY.

Current Conditions:

Sunny to Partly Cloudy

79°F 26°C

Winds None to Calm

Kevin

- Cancun, Playa Del Carmen and the Riviera Maya

From: "Kevin & Abril Stolz" <admin at travel2rivieramaya.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:09:25 -0600

Good Morning All.

Well a Rainy weekend but not much more than that.

There is a low pressure system located right off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula stretching from Guatamala to Northern Quintana Roo which has been bringing us rain heavy at times since the overnight hours.

The system "Tropical Wave 33" is pretty much on land and over the Caribbean and dumping copious amounts of rain on the area. The National Meteorology Center in Mexico has issued Severe Storm Warnings for the Coastal Areas from Chetumal to Cabo Catoche and inland through most of the state of Yucatan and Campeche as well as Southern Veracruz and Tabasco. Veracruz and Tabasco is a result of Tropical Wave 32 and Campeche because of Strong Convection.

Torrential Rain, Dangerous Lightning as well as flooding and mudslides can be expected in the areas where the warning has been issued. Obviously Cancun, Playa Del Carmen and the Riviera Maya will not have mudslides but flooding is always a problem here.

The System is not really expected to develop any further but we are watching and should move out of the area sometime Sunday but not before giving the area a good drenching.

Current Conditions:

Cloudy, Raining, Temperatures 77°F wind is light >5mph and coming from the southeast.

KEVIN JAMES STOLZ