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Results for 17.91667N, 87.95000W: The approximate Closest Point of Approach (CPA) is located near 17.2N, 88.2W or about 48.2 miles (77.5 km) from your location. The estimated time of when the center of the storm will be at that location is in about 1.4 hours (Sunday, October 24 at 6:24PM Belize Timehttp://www.stormcarib.com/closest.cgi
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How Close Is It?
Results for Ambergris Caye (San Pedro), Belize (18.03N, 87.9W):
The eye of the storm is about 57 miles (92 km) away. If the system keeps moving at its current speed of 13 mph and directly towards you, it will take around 4.4 hours (Sunday, October 24 at 8:24PM CDT) to reach you. You are already experiencing strong winds. Better take cover instead of sitting behind the computer!
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Accuweather: ( a bit dramatic i think)
Hurricane Richard Set to Batter Belize
By Meghan Evans, Meteorologist
Oct 24, 2010; 2:30 PM ET
Hurricane Richard will roar ashore in Belize this evening to the south of Belize City, battering the coastline with huge waves, high winds, and torrential rainfall. Heavy rain and gusty winds will continue in Honduras and southern Mexico.
Richard will keep moving west-northwestward, making landfall in Belize this evening as a Category 1 hurricane.
With Richard's anticipated location of landfall puts Belize City in the worst quadrant of the hurricane in terms of destructive winds and large waves.
Chetumal will also endure the brunt of Richard's winds and heavy rainfall.
High winds will topple trees and power lines and could blow glass out of windows. Some structures could sustain damage, especially poorly constructed ones.
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I just love that last line...
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that "how close is it" thingy sure gives inconsistent answers. this is the first storm i have used it. not sure its any good.
look at the differences diane and i got. and right before that i had to switch to a different browser cause when i hit refresh it kept giving me old data from a previous time i had used it a few hours before. using a different browser gave me fresh data.
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Radisson Fort George Hotel & Marina, Belize:
The wind is howling!!!
The mighty Caribbean she is in a mood.
Guests are cozy, our staff are cool as cukes and our hatches are battened. City electricity is out but our generators are giving it all they got.
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The coast guard called in to Love FM from Calabash Caye to say that winds there are being clocked at 92 mph at this time.
According to the coast guard caller, they were called out to do a rescue, which was successful.
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