Felix unlikely to affect Cancun.
September 2, 2007 7:00 pm Previous Hurricanes ArchiveHurricane Felix has grown in strength enormously and is now the strongest category possible, a category 5 hurricane. As it continues over warm water there seems little to stop it growing in ferocity, although there is no Category 6.
Looking at Cancun though, the forecasts have become a little more eratic and have diverged from earlier in the day. However, the divergence has been such that the prediction is Cancun and the Riviera Maya is less likely of being hit even than it was earlier. Two of the five models now suggest that Felix will strike land in Honduras or even Nicaragua, although the median still suggests a strike on Belize some 400 miles south of Cancun.
For sure this is going to be a biggie, and there may be some twists and turns along the way. But the chances of it affecting Cancun are currently miniscule and cancelling a planned vacation should not be on the cards at this point imho.
We’ll continue to provide daily updates on Felix’s progress, but wont be resuming full blogging mode unless things change drastically and the Cancun / Riviera Maya area becomes threatened.
Posted by Steve
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September 2nd, 2007 at 7:14 pm
im coming down there on tuesday morning…im praying it doesnt affect cancun…at all.
September 3rd, 2007 at 7:38 am
Im flying to cancun with my boyfriend on the 17th September and pray the weather is nice and we dont experience any hurricanes.. Love the sight..
September 3rd, 2007 at 1:30 pm
We’re thinking of booking for the beginning of October (whilst the prices are low). Is that recommended? I know it’s hard to judge, but really don’t know whether to or not. Both my wife and I really want to go.
September 3rd, 2007 at 8:20 pm
I’m in Playa del Carmen right now (@45 minutes South of Cancun) and Lord knows I’m keeping an eye of Hurricane Felix. I just saw a satellite pic of Hurricane Felix and this is what it looks like:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/carb/vis-l.jpg
It is a beautiful night here in the Riviera Maya with just a few low moving clouds and a nice cool breeze. It does not feel as humid as usual, but it is still warm. I think that most tourist have no clue that there is an active hurricane just a few hours below us. Maybe that’s a good thing for them, BUT I KNOW THAT I LIKE TO STAY ON TOP OF THINGS…even when I’m on vacation. I guess it is just the “control freak” in me.
Thank goodness for my MacBook…don’t leave home without it!!!
July 18th, 2008 at 8:24 am
we will be arriving July 23rd in Cancun we see on the weather that it is calling for thunder storms everyday …it is a bad as it looks or is the weather beauitful as usual….we will be there for the week please let me know what to expect thanks Sharon from Canada