Well, hurricane Ernesto about to make landfall along the southern coast of the Yucatan peninsula with 85 mph winds, at a location some 49 miles ENE (065deg) of Corozal Town, and 57 miles N'E (018 deg) Most of the heavy convection is still offshore.

However...imagery from the Belize radar indicate the hurricane had a well-defined 15-nmi diameter eye earlier this evening...but the eye has become a little ragged over the past couple of hours.

...Belize radar indicates Ernesto has made landfall along the southern Yucatan coast...

At 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...data from the Belize radar indicate Hurricane Ernesto made landfall along the southern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula near mahahual Mexico as a category 1 hurricane.