Isla Mujeres Daily News & Events Friday, November 6

6:30a  Tropical Depression Eta is out over the Caribbean Sea and expected to become a Tropical Storm later today. During the next couple of days, conditions should allow for Eta to gradually intensify and increase in size as it moves toward Cuba & Florida, but rapid intensification seems unlikely, given its broad structure. --NHC
The four-day CONAGUA forecast indicates rain & wind today, but we are outside the intense rain areas (darker circles), and it predicts wind tomorrow (purple squigglies).

 

Today Isla Mujeres continues to report a total of 222 cases of C-19 with 20 deaths and 187 recovered.

>>For 11/6, the state geoportal continues to report 1 active case by colonia in Salina Chica.

>>On the national map for 11/5, the municipality reports 152 suspicious and 104 negatives.

!!>>We've only had one case this week, for the second week in a row. We've only had ten cases in the past four weeks, which is an average of 2.5 weekly. This is similar to the first dozen weeks when the average was 2.25/wk. And a huge improvement compared to the worst eight weeks in July-August when the average rose to nearly 16 cases weekly.

>>The *Asterisk on Week 27 is because the way cases are reported changed that week, causing an overnight spike of cases that didn't occur in the previous 24 hours. Cases now count as "positive" who have not had a positive lab result, but have symptoms of C-19 and have been in contact with a patient with a positive lab test.

>>Last evening the Governor announced that our Northern Zone remains in Yellow for Monday thru Friday, Nov. 9-15. He said our Zone's Contagion Rate remains at nearly 0.99, with 1 being the limit between Yellow and Orange status. He explained that a Contagion Rate of 1 means one person with C-19 infects one other person. The next update will be on Thurs. Nov. 12, for Mon-Sun, Nov 16-22. Note--There are 7 municipalities in the Northern Zone, and we are one of the smaller ones, population-wise.

 

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NOVEMBER EVENTS

 

Full moon rising over the Caribbean 

 

Full moon rose Oct. 31-6:30p

 

Nov 1-Sunday at 7:07p

Nov 2-Monday at 7:46p

Nov 3 Tuesday at 8:30p

Nov 4 Wednesday at 9:18p

Nov 5 Thursday at 10:10p

Nov 6 Friday at 11:06p

 Sunrise 6:50-7:07 (beginning vs end of month)

Sunset 6:10-6:04

Turtles continue hatching out at the Tortugranja in November

The mamas nest along the eastern beaches from May thru October. 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.  Photos of nest hatching out at MaraVilla Caribe Bed & Beach, that was missed by the Tortugranja patrols, by Bruce.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Public events have been suspended due to C-19. Holidays have featured online competitions and events.

 Nov. 1-2--Dia de los Muertos/ Day of the Dead

Nov. 9-20--Buen Fin (Sales)

Thursday, Nov. 12--Postal Workers Day El Día del Cartero y del Empleado Postal

Monday, Nov. 16-- Día de la Revolución Day off (Long weekend) Offices close.

Friday, Nov. 20--Día de la Revolución

 Nov. 16-17--Leonid meteor shower, without moon interference this year. Beginning after midnight and peaking before dawn.

 Thursday, Nov. 26--Normally celebrations for Isla's Patron Saint would begin and continue thru her day, December 8, but this year public celebrations have been suspended due to C-19. 

Monday, Nov. 30--Official end of Hurricane season

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