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A hurricane warning was in effect for Cabo Catoche to Tulum, Mexico, including Cozumel. Additionally, there was a tropical storm warning in effect for Rio Lagartos to Cabo Catoche, the U.S ...
The NHC said in its 10 a.m. CDT advisory Wednesday that Helene is currently located about 85 miles north-northeast of Cozumel, Mexico with maximum sustained winds near 80 mph. ... and warnings in ...
Helene was heading toward the island of Cozumel off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as of the National Hurricane Center's 10 p.m. CDT advisory, with sustained winds increasing to 60 mph.
Wilma also damaged 98% of the hotels in Quintana Roo, which includes the resort towns of Cozumel, Cancún, and Playa del Carmen. [28] The hurricane caused significant damage in Cozumel and Isla Mujeres, both located off the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. [3] The Cozumel boardwalk was wrecked. [12]
Cozumel is a municipality which also includes two small areas on the mainland, the ecotourism park of Xel-Ha and the Calica limestone quarry. All combined, Cozumel has a total land area of 647.33 km 2 (249.94 sq mi). [8] Cozumel has 5 main piers. Punta Langosta, the International Pier (SSA), and Puerta Maya are all piers for cruise ships.
The Devil's Throat (Spanish: La Garganta del Diablo) [1] is an underwater cave formation near the island of Cozumel, Mexico, at Punta Sur in the Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park; it starts at approximately 80 feet (24 m) of depth and opens up at approximately 135 ft (41 m) - right at the edge of recreational dive limits.
The center said "damaging hurricane-force winds, a dangerous storm surge and life-threatening flash flooding are expected in portions of southern Mexico." Hurricane names still to be used
The Cozumel reef system is part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the second largest coral reef system in the world. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Even though almost the entire island of Cozumel is surrounded by coral reefs , the park only encompasses the reefs on the south side of the island.