6:05 pm Thursday, 14 hours till the eye makes Cozumel.
She is a big one!
Just back from the water front. Wind has increased quite a bit. Waves are much bigger too. I would have to estimate 6-8 foot swells which may not seem like much but for those of you that know the island, they are huge. I took some more pix. Still no rain to speak of but wind is a steady 40 knots and gusting to 65. Not a problem standing up in it but you really push against it for sure. There is almost no traffic out now but there are still a lot of people in small groups just watching the action. All have smiles on their faces and are wishing each other well. They all know what is going on and still no one can know for sure what is before us. It could really suck by tomorrow a.m. when the eye strikes the easy coast of the island. Luckily because of our coastal alignment and deep water right off shore we are not going to get a huge storm surge like most places. They are estimating about 11 feet. Still sucks for us but not as damaging as you might get elsewhere.
Officials say the effects will be strong for the next 15 hours. The eye is set to cross the top of us which means it could have 2 hours of calm in the middle then slammed again. That would be a good photo up no??
There is some water starting to splash up on the water front but it is less than 4 inches deep and draining off pretty well. The little pier at aquaworld is getting hammered but it seems okay for now. I took a short video clip of the wind but I don’t think I can post anything that large.
Obviously, we still have power and phone but they say they will shut down the power no matter what when the wind gets stronger. I will keep writing and try to post the notes when I can. I hope the phones stay up too. It has been really busy all day with wonderful people wishing us well. Thank you all for your concerns and prayers.
Reporting to you live from Cozumel
Back to you in the studio Wendall!
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