Hurricane Felix as of 7AM is once again a powerful CAT 5 Hurricane and is about to make landfall along the Northeastern Coast of Nicaragua near the Honduras border.

As of this time, there is NO PROJECTED RISK TO CANCUN or the Riviera Maya or is there expected to be.

Below the NHC Discussion, a Public Discussion Report;

Hurricane Felix Discussion Number 16

Statement as of 5:00 am EDT on September 04, 2007

After completing an eyewall replacement last night...Felix has again

strengthened early this morning. The minimum central

pressure...reported by a United States Air Force hurricane hunter

aircraft...has fallen to 939 mb. The maximum flight-level wind

during the past few hours was 148 kt...corresponding to 133 kt at

the surface...and a surface wind estimate based on the low-layer

mean wind of a dropsonde profile was 132 kt. Another dropsonde

reported surface winds of 147 kt...but that is not likely

representative of a sustained surface wind. The satellite

presentation has been steadily becoming more impressive...Including

in the few images since the last aircraft fix at 07z. Since the

pressure and wind data from the aircraft were indicating

strengthening...and given that objective Dvorak T-numbers from the

most recent satellite images are approaching 7.0...Felix could

reach category five status at any time prior to landfall.

Felix continues generally westward but appears to be slowing down a little...and the initial motion estimate is now 270/14. The eye is only about three hours from making landfall along the coast of

northeastern Nicaragua...likely just south of the border with

Honduras. The ridge to the north of Felix should remain in place

during the next three days...so a continued general westward motion

is forecast with a slow Bend to the right. The official track

closely follows the GFDL and GFS over Honduras and Guatemala

through 48 hours...but it does not follow those models in later

bringing Felix over the waters of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Given

that this relatively small hurricane will be interacting with the

rugged terrain of Central America during the next couple of

days...rapid weakening is forecast after the center crosses the

coast...and dissipation is forecast after 72 hours. The official

intensity forecast is based on the decay SHIPS model...but is a

little lower due to the small size of Felix. It is important to

emphasize...that this will not be just a coastal event. Very heavy

rains and life-threatening flash floods and mud slides could occur

well inland and many hours or days after this morning's landfall.

and as of 8am, it made landfall in "extreme northeastern nicaragua at category 5 strength"

Thanks for all the info, my flight leave tomorrow, so looks like we will be going.

Thanks again

sue

Another (and probably final) update from Sun Palace Cancun now that Felix has made landfall. Looks like another beautiful day here. Still have red flags on the beach but people are in both the ocean and the pools. Its sunny and hot, waves a little choppier than yesterday but not bad at all right now.

Time to go check out the special drink of the day! Will come back on if anything drastic happens.

Safe travels!. L8R

this time of year the ocean is almost always red flagged. Still usually swimable, but definitely a strong undertow.

we are to arrive on Saturday the 8th in cancun and staying at Moon Palace. will we have any weather problems from Felix? Thanks Ann B. St Louis, Mo.

We are arriving in Cancun on Saturday Sept. 8th will there be any problem with the weather from Hurricane Felix? Thanks.

Ann, you'll be fine, go and enjoy your vacation. ;-)

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