The eye went north of Belize. Here is a satellite pic in motion with a map superimposed. Eye currently located over the north part of the Bay of Chetumal.
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t1/sloop-rb.html

It's gotta be hitting Corozal/Consejo pretty hard.

Chetumal seems to be at the center of the action. Dean is continuing to move fast across Mexico and is expected to exit the Yucatan perhaps in the vicinity of Merida. Hopefully the fast movement will lessen the storm surge on the backside of Ambergris.

Eye is really losing definition.

Windsurfing guy, eye of hurricane passed north of Belize and even north of Chetumal. The eye is losing its clear and large definition. Still lots of wind associated with it.

To all: I just spoke to Carlos at our house...located 4.5 miles north of San Pedro just next door to Rojo Lounge. He thinks that nearly all of the docks up our way are gone or at atleast severely damaged. In additon, palapa's, etc. are all flattened. It is too bad now to go down to the beach and check further damage. I will add a post when I next speak to him.

from corozal

> According to that graphic -- we should be in intense winds now --
> probably are to -- no way to measure them.

..and a hint you don't wanna get flung away as fish food.

> But I don't see it worse than tropical force like whehn Chantel
> passed -- yet!!
>
> But -- it moght not get much worse -- we might yet luck out!!
>
> No big trees down around here --
>
> Man -- it is so good to have a Slo-Go genset -- can't even hear the
> noise of it -- just steady -- unblinking -- smooth -- power.
>
> That really stops panic in the family here.
>
> We will not move into the hurricane shleter if it does not get much
> worse than right now.
>
> What a way to wake up in the middle of the night!!
>
> I went to be early caused I figured this would happen -- and wanted
> to get some rest first.
>
> It is raining -- but rather lightly -- though it hits like shot gun
> pellets.

..those are hints you should get your ass 'n family into your shelter.

Reports from Coro at this time "lots of trees falling down", stones
(gravel) being picked up and peppering properties. Almost all
electrical power is off.

Ambergris Caye, 3 feet water, zinc (corrugated roofing) flying about.
Piers going down.

I just spoke with Mike Madrid, Chris Barenfanger's foreman. He's staying about a quarter mile north of the cut in some unfinished condos on the Caribbean side. Winds are still about 100 MPH, but the water is not that high.