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Tropical Storm Karl headed to Mexico
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September 15, 2010, Wednesday
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A strengthening Tropical Storm Karl neared the Yucatan Peninsula today, bearing down on the resort beaches of the Mayan Riviera.
Karl had maximum sustained winds of about 75 kph and was located about 295 kph east of Chetumal, Mexico, the US National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Mexico's government issued a tropical storm warning for the peninsula from Chetumal northward to Cabo Catoche. Parts of Belize are under a tropical storm watch.
The storm was expected to smack into land near Tulum, a beach town of eco-resorts and cliffside Mayan ruins, and then quickly weaken into a tropical depression before heading back out over the Gulf of Mexico, where it could turn into a hurricane by the end of the week.
Authorities on the Yucatan warned the population of heavy rains but said they saw no need yet for evacuations.
"The police in all communities are just monitoring. There are no instructions to evacuate or activate shelters," said Didier Vasquez, deputy state public safety secretary.
The storm threw doubt over the area's celebration of Mexico's bicentennial anniversary of independence from Spain, although there was no immediate decision to cancel festivities.
Felipe Reyes, a receptionist at Las Ranitas hotel in Tulum, said guests were warned to prepare for heavy rains and winds overnight, but none had chosen to leave.
"For now everything is calm. The weather is pretty nice," Reyes said.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Julia strengthened in the open Atlantic. It had maximum winds near 165 kph. Also far from land over the Atlantic, Hurricane Igor's top winds increased to 250 kph.
Karl had maximum sustained winds of about 75 kph and was located about 295 kph east of Chetumal, Mexico, the US National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Mexico's government issued a tropical storm warning for the peninsula from Chetumal northward to Cabo Catoche. Parts of Belize are under a tropical storm watch.
The storm was expected to smack into land near Tulum, a beach town of eco-resorts and cliffside Mayan ruins, and then quickly weaken into a tropical depression before heading back out over the Gulf of Mexico, where it could turn into a hurricane by the end of the week.
Authorities on the Yucatan warned the population of heavy rains but said they saw no need yet for evacuations.
"The police in all communities are just monitoring. There are no instructions to evacuate or activate shelters," said Didier Vasquez, deputy state public safety secretary.
The storm threw doubt over the area's celebration of Mexico's bicentennial anniversary of independence from Spain, although there was no immediate decision to cancel festivities.
Felipe Reyes, a receptionist at Las Ranitas hotel in Tulum, said guests were warned to prepare for heavy rains and winds overnight, but none had chosen to leave.
"For now everything is calm. The weather is pretty nice," Reyes said.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Julia strengthened in the open Atlantic. It had maximum winds near 165 kph. Also far from land over the Atlantic, Hurricane Igor's top winds increased to 250 kph.
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