Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Hurricane Dean Update

Category 5 Hurricane Dean is about to make landfall east of Chetumal- Mexico- at the base of the Yucatan peninsula just north of the border with the nation of Belize on the map.

Dean's winds are around 165 m.p.h. with gusts to 200 m.p.h.. Coastal areas of the Yucatan as seen on the map will see storm surges ranging up to 30 feet closest to eyewall landfall. Tulum and Cancun will see lower yet still significant storm surges.

Dean continues on a west-northwest course at around 20 m.p.h. and will weaken over Yucatan.

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