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Video: Looking south from Perla Escondida towards Coral Bay Villas and Caribbean Villas (that is CV's pier and palapa in the foreground).

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GOES-E CONUS Visible Satellite Data 5:51pm

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HURRICANE RICHARD INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 16A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL192010
700 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 2010

...RICHARD ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL JUST SOUTH OF BELIZE CITY...


SUMMARY OF 700 PM CDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.2N 88.2W
ABOUT 20 MI...35 KM S OF BELIZE CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB...28.97 INCHES

AT 700 PM CDT...0000 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RICHARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.2 WEST. RICHARD IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH A DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED ON MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
RICHARD WILL MOVE INLAND OVER BELIZE TONIGHT...ACROSS NORTHERN
GUATEMALA MONDAY...AND INTO SOUTHERN MEXICO LATE MONDAY OR MONDAY
NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. RICHARD IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS RICHARD MOVES
INLAND.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105
MILES...165 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.

The eye is passing just north of Gales Point. Winds and rain have stopped for the moment in Placencia.





from a friend....

Once the eye hit the Turneffe Atoll, it jumped South a bit. I don't know how or why it does that but it just did. That means the eye of the storm is South of Belize City. It was not a direct hit, although the north eye wall is kinda scraping Belize City limits. I think Belize was spared in that the eye landed in uninhabited areas.

Thanks Marty for your excellent reporting! We dodged a bullet on Ambergris Caye. According to my friends in Belize City things are not good there. They and everyone else in the South are in my prayers.

NEMO Public Advisory #10

Hurricane Richard

At 6:00 p.m. the center of the Hurricane Richard was located near Latitude 17.2 North, Longitude 88.2 West, located 20 miles East South East of Belize City.  .  Hurricane Richard made landfall at 5:00 p.m. South of Belize at 25 to 30 miles.  The Hurricane is moving towards the West North West at 10 miles per hour.  Maximum sustained winds remain near 90 miles per hour with higher gusts.  The Hurricane Warning and Phase III of the NEMO Hurricane Preparedness Plan is still in effect for Belize.  Hurricane Richard continues to move across Belize and will continue doing so for the next 8 hours.

Water will be restored at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow October 25, 2010 for San Pedro Town.

 o   STAY INSIDE OF YOUR HOUSES!!! Do not come outside remain calm and battened down inside of your houses.

 o   Stay away from flood areas

 o   Close all interior doors, secure and brace all external doors

 o   All vessels should remain in port.

 o   DO NOT LISTEN TO RUMORS!  Stay tune to your radio and television for advisories from NEMO and the National Met Service.  Listen to the official authorities of NEMO and the MET Service.

 o   Remain vigilant and be prepared for heavy winds and rains which can cause life threatening floods. 

Honored Short, truly....

A short update from the Western border: We had some rain - not too much - during the afternoon and now the rain is getting stronger.

Here in Arenal Village - approximately 5 Miles South of Benque Viejo del Carmen we just lost power. There has not been lots of wind but we feel and hear the wind getting stronger now. Now - 5 minutes later - no wind at all but no power
:-)

HURRICANE RICHARD TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL192010
805 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 2010

...RICHARD MAKES LANDFALL IN BELIZE...

RADAR DATA FROM BELIZE INDICATE THAT THE EYE OF HURRICANE RICHARD
MADE LANDFALL AROUND 745 PM CDT...0045 UTC...ALONG THE COAST OF
BELIZE ABOUT 20 MILES...35 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BELIZE CITY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AT LANDFALL WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 90
MPH...150 KM/HR.


SUMMARY OF 745 PM CDT...0045 UTC...INFORMATION
--------------------------------------------------
LOCATION...17.2N 88.3W
ABOUT 20 MI...35 KM SSW OF BELIZE CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB...28.97 INCHES

Still raining in Placencia, windy - not much more than a strong summer storm.