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- Cancun, Riviera Maya Weather Including Cozumel

By "Kevin & Abril Stolz" <admin at travel2rivieramaya.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:42:51 -0500

Good Morning,

Figured it is a good idea to get a report out although there is no real weather threat or out of the normal conditions. Good Morning to Gert and Dave hope all is well in your area. Good Morning Puerto Rico, Franz in Dominican Republic and of course our wet friends in the USVI.

First of all based on many e-mails I have received I want to comment that our area of Mexico, that is the SOUTHEAST MEXICO including all of the Yucatan Peninsula was not affected by Hurricane Alex. We have toured the beaches from Bacalar to Cancun and there is NO DAMAGE from the passing of Alex or remnants of him before or after development.

Current Conditions: Although the famous Weather Channel reports RAIN everyday it is not the case but of course this time of year you can expect because of the tropical waves and warm sea surface temperatures isolated afternoon or evening showers or thundershowers. That being said and the fact that Tropical Wave 17 just passed us yesterday it is important to mention that in the last 20 days we have had NO days of just rain and 4 of those days somewhere in Cancun or the Riviera Maya there WAS an isolated shower or sustained shower (more than an hour). We haven’t had any like storms or heavy rain since the end of June when we had 2 days of heavy rains in Playa Del Carmen.

What is an isolated shower or thundershower? Well a good example is last week I left my house in the north of Playa Del Carmen and headed to Akumal, in the south of Playa Del Carmen near Xcaret it was raining hard and sporadically from Xcaret to Akumal there was rain or showers off and on. Yesterday was another of those days with some periods of drizzle and overnight showers as TW 17 moves away from us and Tropical Wave 18 begins to enter the area.

We are watching INVEST 97L but not looking like a concern for us here AT ALL, at this point, all models have the system moving north northwest along the east of Cuba and heading toward the tip of Florida and then into the Gulf of Mexico.

Tropical Event Development? Currently the conditions in the Tropical Atlantic / Sub Tropical Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico are NOT FAVORABLE for development while the Caribbean Conditions 2 days ago became FAVORABLE for development of a tropical event. INVEST 97L is currently on top of DR and PR dumping rain and is an area of concern for future development (24 hours to Tropical Depression). What will become Tropical Wave 18 is right in front of INVEST 97L moving to the west and will emerge into the Pacific (crossing Central America) and will affect in a big way Chiapas, Oaxaca and Guerrero along the Pacific Coast and Southern Campeche, Tabasco, y Veracruz.

Anyway, for today clouds should give way to some sunshine in the afternoon, overnight partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, tomorrow should be the better day of the week, with partly to mostly SUNNY skies here in the area and Friday not a bad day before soon to be Tropical Wave 18 starts moving to the area.

Kevin James Stolz

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- Cancun - Riviera Maya & Mexico in General

By "Kevin & Abril Stolz" <admin at travel2rivieramaya.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 19:54:52 -0500

Good Afternoon,

I thought it would be a good idea since I get so many e-mails and calls about the current conditions and future conditions in Cancun and the Area as well that I see so many people googleing “Hurricane Alex Cancun” or “Affects of Hurricane Alex Riviera Maya” to give you an update here.

Cancun and The Riviera Maya including Isla Mujeres, Cozumel, Tulum and the Costa Maya from Tulum to the border with Belize.

We are experiencing RAIN! Rain heavy at times with some electrical storms all as a result of the Tropical Wave 12 that is off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula and moving west across the Yucatan Peninsula. TW 12 will move into the Gulf of Mexico as did Alex and although current conditions are not favorable for development could develop into a tropical event in the next couple of days before heading for Texas as most models indicate.

Yesterday we did a coastal drive from Chetumal to Playa Del Carmen looking at local conditions we even went into Campeche on the border with Chiapas and encountered some periods of rain isolated along the coast but the most concentrated area of rain was close to Tulum and then near Playa Del Carmen.

Today our Cancun Radar indicated Rain along the entire coastline as well as interior sections of Yucatan and Western Cuba, Grand Cayman and Jamaica.

Outlook for the next few days is much better than today, TW 12 should move across the Yucatan and emerge into the Gulf of Mexico where development is more likely and later on could affect the area with rain as a result of convection from it in the Gulf but mostly will affect areas like Tabasco, Campeche, Veracruz and most unfortunately Northeast Mexico where they are still trying to recover from Hurricane Alex.

Another note regarding Hurricane Alex, Tropical Storm / Hurricane Alex did NOT affect the Cancun / Riviera Maya area directly or indirectly, we had some affects from Convection from TD Alex or TS Alex but nothing more. The Damage and deaths from Alex you are hearing or reading about is in the Northeast of Mexico in Tamaulipas and the area of Monterrey.

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- Cancun - Playa Del Carmen & The Riviera Maya

By "Kevin & Abril Stolz" <admin at travel2rivieramaya.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:08:48 -0500

While Hurricane Alex continues across land and remains a Hurricane Category 1 in the Northeast of Mexico dumping rain and 100 mph winds on the area, Cancun and the Riviera Maya again dodged the bullet in this very early first month of the 2010 Hurricane Season. For more on Hurricane Alex you will find information in our news section.

For the area of Cancun and the Riviera Maya including the entire coastline from Playa Del Carmen down to Chetumal today condtions get better. Currently our Radar is showing some showers east of Isla Mujeres around Cuba, this is not sustained rain or something that will interrupt your day but believe it or not a result of convection from Hurricane Alex.

Current Conditions:

Sunny with some very scattered clouds in the area, warm and humid, we have winds coming currently out of the Southeast at 15 mph / 24 kph, temperatures 82° F / 28° C current humidity not bad 79% and we have the barometer steady at 29.9 / 1012 and steady.

Todays Forecast:

Summary: Mostly Sunny Hot and Humid

Temperatures: Highs 90°F / 32°C Lows tonight 77°F / 25°C

Humidity: 87% during the afternoon

Barometer: 29.90 / 1012 Steady we expect a slight rise today.

Rain: Chance of afternoon or early evening shower or thunderstorm over isolated areas less than 1/4 inch could be expected.

Long Range Forecast: Currently there is nothing of concern in the Caribbean or Tropical Atlantic Area of concern. We are watching 2 tropical waves that are moving west toward South and Central America like the one that is affecting currently the Chiapas area Tropical Wave 11 which is also pulling in convection from Hurricane Alex. If you look back you will see that Hurricane Alex was Tropical Wave #6 I believe and evolved into Tropical Depression #2 and of course Tropical Storm Alex and now Hurricane. We will continue to watch that area for development, but you can see since the development of Alex we have had 5 tropical waves cross Central America and not affect the Cancun and Riviera Maya areas.

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- Tropical Storm Alex

By "Kevin & Abril Stolz" <admin at travel2rivieramaya.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:58:18 -0500

Good Morning,

Here in Mexico all eyes to the East and southeast as Tropical Depression #1 becomes the first Atlantic Tropical Storm of the 2010 Hurricane Season.

Currently Tropical Storm Alex is located off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in front of Beliz and has been bringing rain heavy at times and some light winds to the mainland. We are feeling the affects from Alex all the way to Cancun including Cancun, Isla Mujeres, Cozumel, Playa Del Carmen and the entire coast of the Riviera Maya and Costa Maya in the way of rain. Calls are already coming in regarding whether some activities are or will be cancelled but this is NOT a tropical storm in our area as yet, we are only feeling the outer affects from it.

If Alex crosses where I mentioned the other day near Belize or Between Belize and Chetumal we will of course get Periods of Torrential Rain, Local Flooding to low areas and closings of the Ports to vessels smaller than 50 feet.

If Alex moves slightly to the north to come across land we could get a lot more rain, wind and flooding but for now we will just watch.

Currently in Playa Del Carmen it is RAINING, there is little or no wind at all, temperatures are 79°F / 26°C and the barometer has risen slightly over the last couple of hours to 29.90 / 1011. The good news is the temperatures won’t get into the mid 90’s today JAJA only about 89°F / 32°C humidity 90% to 95% (when not raining).

The actual direct affects from Tropical Storm Alex we can expect to start feeling on Sunday night or early Monday but again, depends on final point of entry.

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- Happy Fathers Day

By "Kevin & Abril Stolz" <admin at travel2rivieramaya.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:51:08 -0500

Happy Fathers Day to all you dad’s out there and those who are soon to be dads.

Well it seems that 92L is now just a wet memory for some out there but some are still feeling the effects of the heavy rain and some wind (hi Susan on St. Croix), enjoy it. Currently over Puerto Rico as an Intense Tropical Wave moving westward, one model yesterday were showing what was left of 92L moving west northwest toward Mexicos Caribbean Coast but conditions are NOT favorable for development at this time.

Here in Cancun, Playa and The Riviera Maya including Cozumel and Isla Mujeres we are going to continue to enjoy MOSTLY sunny skies, very hot and very humid weather today and tomorrow. As usual you might expect (although Sunday and Monday doubtful) afternoon or early evening thunderstorm or brief shower as well as during the overnight but not enough to cool things down, only to make it a little more humid (can it be more humid) currently 89% and it is only 8:30AM.

Anyway, if you are in Cancun or the Riviera Maya be sure to bring that SUN BLOCK for the first days in the sun, too often we see the white milky skin of our visitors from around the world walking around their first day or trying to walk around with first and second degree burns, don’t be one of them, take the sun a little at a time, it won’t go away. Drink lots of water, this time of year in particular visitors to our beautiful beaches suffer dehydration as a result of excessive sun and alcohal.

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- Mexico Weather Cancun y Riviera Maya

By "Kevin & Abril Stolz" <admin at travel2rivieramaya.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:05:30 -0500

We enjoyed another beautiful day on Monday here along the coast of the Riviera Maya but very hot and humid.

Contrary to all of the forecasts (except mine) there was no rain, few clouds and a light breeze and today will be no exception.

The area from Cancun to Puerto Aventuras including the islands of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres will enjoy again mostly sunny skies and VERY Hot temperatures and high humidity, temperatures will reach the mid to upper 90’s and feel like it is 103°F, at 8:30AM we were already at 90° here in Playa Del Carmen.

We are watching Invest 92L which is in very warm waters in the tropical Atlantic and still has a potential for development today or tonight before hitting wind shear sometime Wednesday.

Tropical Wave #6 is affecting the area south of us as the center of Tropical Wave 6 approaches the La Amistad National Park in Costa Rica moving due west following the path of TW 5.

For those with interests in the weather for Mexicos Tourist Areas you can follow the weather at Mexico Travel Magazine where you can find daily weather updates, special interest, and travel information as well as local weather radar for most of Mexico.

http://www.mexicotravelmagazine.com/weather/riviera-maya-cancun-weather-june-152010

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- Mexico Update June 14, 2010

By "Kevin & Abril Stolz" <admin at travel2rivieramaya.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:57:52 -0500

Today all along the northern Caribbean coast from Tulum to Cancun and further north we enjoyed a beautiful day with temperatures topping out at 88° F humidity 85% making it feel like 99°F away from the ocean.

This photo was taken at 4Pm on the beach in Playa Del Carmen at Calle 8 and you can see that it was indeed a beautiful day.

However the reason for the afternoon update is that tropical wave #5 has intensified to a low pressure of 1011 hPa (29.85) over the Gulf of Tehuantepec, in 14 ° N and 95 ° W, 205 km south of Huatulco, Oax. The system is generating a wide area of instability in the south east of Mexico, which interacts with another area of instability in the Southern Gulf of Mexico, promoting the potential of intense heavy rain with electrical activity, hail and gusty winds in the South and southeast of the territory and the Yucatan Peninsula which of course includes Cancun, Isla Mujeres, Playa Del Carmen, Cozumel and the Riviera Maya from Playa Del Carmen to Tulum. Looking at the satellite images and local radar it is clear that this convection that is going to affect the area is quite to the south of The Riviera Maya but none the less I wanted to update you on the chance that this could slide a little north and bring some unstable weather to the area.

Infrared Image of Conditions in southeast Mexico at 16:00 hrs June 14, 2010

You can see from this image that there is a large area of disturbed weather from TW 5 on the pacific coast of Oaxaca and Chiapas pulling from the Gulf of Mexico causing severe weather around the Yucatan Peninsula. If you look carefully the area that is NOT affected is our area of the Riviera Maya from North of Cancun to Punta Allen including the islands of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres. We hope that the steering winds we are experiencing continue to keep this area of strong convection away from us allowing you to enjoy this week here rain free but Mother Nature does like to throw us some surprises.

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- Cancun, Playa Del Carmen & The Riviera Maya Weather

By "Kevin & Abril Stolz" <admin at travel2rivieramaya.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 08:37:03 -0500

Hello All and welcome to 2010 Hurricane Season.

They are saying it will be an active season this year so lets hope not but be prepared.

While Saturday didn’t turn out as bad as it looked the day did remain cloudy all day with very few rays breaking through and of course we experienced scattered areas of rain and thunderstorms even into the evening but no steady rain that kept us off the beaches.

Today, Sunday June 13, 2010 we can expect partly cloudy skies in general with a chance of rain for most of area of Tulum north along the coast to Cancun including the islands of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres. The wind calm and temperatures in the 80’s and humidity around 85% making it feel like it is in the mid to upper 90’s. The southern area of Quintana Roo or Mexicos Southern Caribbean Coast from Chetumal to Punta Allen today can still experience severe storm activity in the way of torential rain or severe thunderstorms from the remnants of Tropical Wave #5.

Current Conditions in Playa Del Carmen are Mostly Sunny and heating up to be a very hot and humid day here in The Riviera Maya.

Temperature 7:40AM CST: 83°F o 28°C

Wind: Calm

Humidity 88%

Barometer 29.0 and holding steady.

Long Term Outlook: Looking at the satellite images currently the Caribbean looks clear for the next 5 days with conditions NOT favorable for development of tropical systems here. The US Navy is looking at an area of disturbed weather coming off the coast of West Africa INVEST 92L which is a long way from arriving to Mexicos Caribbean but for those who are traveling 10 days from now keep an eye to the east.

This year I am on a new project for an online / Print Magazine (online first, print December 2010) doing some of the photography for destinations and events as well as doing the daily weather blog for the magazine, some of my work is already up there but more to come. If you get a chance check it out (rough stages official launch date is July 1, 2010) hopefully it will be all it is cracked up to be. http://www.mexicotravelmagazine.com

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