Sunday, August 16, 2020

Isla Mujeres Daily News & Events Sunday, August 16




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Today, the municipality of Isla Mujeres reports another new case for a total of 119, with 7 deaths and 66 recovered. The state geoportal reports 21 active cases by colonia: La Gloria-8, Salina Chica-2, Salina Grande-2, Caridad del Cobre-2, Ampl. la Gloria-2, Downtown-1, Aeropuerto-1, Electricistas-1, Meteorologico-1, Lol-beh-1, and zero on the mainland part of the municipality. The incidence rates are unchanged from those reported yesterday. On the national map for 8/15, the municipality reports 4 suspicious and 58 negatives (with 118 confirmed and 7 deaths).






Those tropical waves have a low--30%--chance of formation thru the next 5 days.The first one is a small area of disorganized showers & thunderstorms that should move westward at 20mph across the Windward & southern Leeward Isles  today & Monday, then across the eastern Caribbean on Tuesday,. Then it is expected to move more slowly across the central & western Caribbean Sea & upper-level winds could be conductive tor development during the latter part of this week. The tropical wave closer to Africa is producing a large area of cloudiness & showers, It's expected to move westward at 15-20mph for the next few days, and some development will be possible by the middle to latter part of the week as environmental conditions become more conductive while the system is over the central tropical Atlantic.





VIDEO    Today, there was a special meeting of the City Council, who appointed a new Chief of Police, Eduardo Fouilloux Bataller, an experienced military officer whose title is Capitán de Navío infante de Marina Paracaidista Diplomado del Estado Mayor. (I think his title translates as Naval Infantry Paratrooper Captain 'Diplomado' of the General Staff.) The Mayor, who has recovered from C-19, recognized Jaime Ongay Ortiz for his four years of service as police chief

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Full moon rising over the Caribbean 
 Just after Sunset--August 3 at 7:47
  August 4      8:29 
 August 5    9:07
August 6      9:42
August 7     10:16
August 8     11:22

 Sunset  7:25-7:03pm (beginning vs end of month)
Sunrise  6:21-6:30am
Painting by Pamela Haase at MVC
Turtles continue nesting in August. They can be observed mating offshore from Punta Sur during this month, and they nest along the eastern beaches. Tortugranja staff and volunteers gather the eggs and incubate them in the sand in a pen outside the facility. Three species nest annually in Isla Mujeres, Greens, Loggerheads, and Hawksbills, and very rarely, a Leatherback will attempt to nest, but generally the sand isn't sufficiently deep.

Swimming with the whale sharks takes place in August, which ends annually in mid-September. They congregate and feed on a 'buffet' of plankton and fish eggs from a type of tuna. Rays are also attracted to the feeding areas.  Photo by Tony Garcia
 

>>Meteors!! The Perseids are currently active & one of the most popular showers. They will peak in the early mornings of the weekend of August 11,12 & 13, but the moon will be at or slightly past its last quarter phase and interfering. However, the Perseids are bright & you may see 3 or 4 dozen when they are peaking, if you're patient. They continue thru the 24th. The Alpha Capricornids are going on now (thru Aug. 15) with only a few meteors per hour, but they are known for producing bright fireballs when active. (They peaked Tuesday & moonlight will interfere with visibility.)

Monday, Aug. 17-170th Anniversary of Isla Mujeres

Sources for Weather Information:
LINK to Civil Protection Q Roo weather bulletin  (Spanish)
LINK to Mexico National Weather Service (Spanish)
 LINK to satellite images for the Mexico National Weather Service
 LINK to GOES East Band 16 GIF (animation)
LINK to a private weather station on Isla Mujeres
LINK to NHC   


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