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I think I remember one before, but we can't really trust my memory. Mexico's mountains usually break them up, but below Mexico, it's less mountainous. This year Agatha already crossed from the Pacific to become Alex in the Atlantic, and now Bonnie may survive to become Blas in the Pacific. Who picks a name like Blas?Storms occasionally cross from the Pacific into the Atlantic, but this is the first I can remember that may go the other way.
I often go in August without problems, but I ignored experts and their forecasts when Dean was aiming at the island as a Cat-5. I chickened out after one day of diving and escaped. People were arriving at the hotel as I was leaving, and they were surprised to hear of a storm as they had not checked the forecast. The Cancun airport was full of people who had spent the night in line for standby flights and I was so glad that I had a reservation. Continental flew an empty plane in to pickup escapees.I have made August trips to Coz and have had no issues at all.
Surely you've heard of the Mexican coastal town of San Blas. Also:Who picks a name like Blas?
Um, OK, but I don't see where the one has anything to do with the other from Cozumel's perspective. Virtually all tropical storms show up as "low risk" in the first few days. These, especially the western one, bear watching, IMO. My peeps in South Louisiana are watching them as well.A couple of low-risk developments. Dallas was hit harder this week with thousand-year floods.