SAN PEDRO DAILY Thursday, July 14, 2005
WEATHER July 14, 2005 (6:00 am) SAN PEDRO WEATHER DISCUSSION by Winston Panton (with excerpts from the Regional Hurricane Center) TROPICAL WEATHER DEVELOPMENT TROPICAL STORM EMILY WAS UPGRADED TO HURRICANE AT 14/0300 UTC. HURRICANE EMILY IS CENTERED NEAR 12.0N 61.5W AT 14/0600 UTC MOVING W AT 16 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 991 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 80 KT WITH GUSTS TO 100 KT. EMILY RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS AS REPORTED BY U.S. AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT. HURRICANE EMILY HAS BEEN CROSSING OVER TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MOVING OVER THE GRENADINES INTO THE SE CARIBBEAN. NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION COVERS THE AREA FROM 9.5N-15N BETWEEN 57.5W-62.5W. SEE LATEST FORECAST/ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS. *********************** A Tropical wave crossing Belize and The Yucatan is maintaining unstable conditions and the development of cloudy and showery weather. San Pedro and Caye Caulker will experience for the next 24 hrs: Winds east to northeast 10 to 20 kts. with squally gusts occurring near heavier showers. Marine interests should exercise caution in moderate to rough seas and squalls. Skies will be cloudy at times along with early morning and late afternoon showers or thundershowers. Sunny periods will develop late morning . Western Caribbean: THE MID/UPPER LEVEL HIGH DOMINATING THE GULF EXTENDS INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN N OF 17N W OF 74W. THIS IS PRODUCING STRONG UPPER EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA. DIFFLUENCE TO THE S AND E IS AIDING IN THE GENERATION OF SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS COVERING THE AREA S OF 17N W OF 75W TO OVER CENTRAL AMERICA/YUCATAN PENINSULA AND WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 17N77W ACROSS JAMAICA...E CUBA...AND HAITI TO 21N72W. W CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 89W S OF 20N MOVING W 10-15 KT. WAVE IS MOSTLY OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND BENEATH STRONG EASTERLY FLOW AT THE BASE OF A LARGE MID/UPPER HIGH THAT IS CENTERED OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. Central Caribbean: NARROW MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM THE W ATLC THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 12N80W WITH CYCLONIC FLOW WITHIN 150 NM OF THE AXIS. STRONG SUBSIDENCE COVERS THE CENTRAL ARIBBEAN WITHIN 125/150 NM RADIUS OF 14N70W. Eastern Caribbean: MID/UPPER LEVEL HIGH IS CENTERED NEAR HURRICANE EMILY WITH ANTICYCLONIC FLOW COVERING THE E CARIBBEAN E OF 67W. ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE E CARIBBEAN AS HURRICANE EMILY MOVES ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. SEE LATEST FORECAST/ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS. http://www.hydromet.gov.bz/ gen_wx_ forecast.html		BAHA looks at bio-terrorism- Terrorism is a subject that seems very remote in out-of-the-way Belize, but with bombs going off from London to Port of Spain, you cannever be too sure. More ... Send News Tips to the San Pedro Daily [Anonymity Guaranteed] VISITS TO THE SAN PEDRO DAILY 07/10/05 7 IN PAST 24 HOURS 7 IN PAST 31 DAYS 7 IN PAST YEAR THE SAN PEDRO DAILY ARCHIVES EMAIL: editor@sanpedrodaily.com BE SEEN! Run Ads on the San Pedro Daily ...		Today's Belize Weather 'Irreplaceable' lawyer still missing-Miss Stevenson was a keen diver and kayaker, and had just returned from a four-month trip working as a volunteer in Belize. More ...  Former UN Ambassador Will Have to Pay NYC Parking Tickets-  More ... Links to Belizean Sites of interest: San Pedro Sun Ambergris Today AmbergrisCaye.com BelizeNews.com Belize.net GoAmbergris.com Belize Tourist Board Saga Society Lodging Diving & Snorkeling Restaurants Real Estate General Information Fishing Phonebook Local Businesses
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