Oh, no. We planned to honeymoon in the Mayan Riviera, leaving next Monday. But now Hurricane Emily is supposed to hit that area--on Monday!
Poor FH, I think he's even more upset about this than I am. The honeymoon was his favorite part of the wedding planning...
Anyway, we can try to cancel and try to rebook another trip somewhere else, but we would lose $600 at this point. We need to decide. I have the feeling if we cancel and lose that money, this hurricane will turn out to be nothing. I'm really not sure what to do. Neither one of us can postpone and take it soon--we'd probably have to postpone our honeymoon until late fall or winter.
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I know- its terrifing! I am leaving for Jamaica on Monday too. I think its supposed to pass it by but who knows. I would just hope for the best- no one really knows where these storms are headed.
This guy has been really helpful posting reports about storms- he works for NOAA.
www.chris-n-cheryl.com- click on the whitehouse link and then the whitehouse forum- he has a post devoted to Emily and not just about Jamaica.
Good Luck and I will be thinking about you on Sat, date twin!!!
cjik
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I thought you were going to the Caribbean also, so I'll be hoping for the best for you also, ckgm! Doesn't this suck? We chose July for our wedding mainly because we figured it would be free of hurricanes, compared to August, September, and October!
cjik
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Oh, I forgot to say, thanks for the website! I'll check it out--so far, I've been relying on weather.com.
ckgmwedding
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He's pretty good- I really didn't think we would have to worry about hurricanes this early!!!! I am so pissed.
ckgmwedding
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Here is some new info and its good!
TROPICAL STORM EMILY DOWNGRADED!
Tropical Storm Emily Intermediate Advisory Number 11a...Corrected
Statement as of 2:00 PM AST on July 13, 2005
Corrected to add Tropical Storm Warning for Trinidad.
...Emily not strengthening...hurricane warnings downgraded... At 2 PM AST...1800z...all hurricane warnings have been replaced by tropical storm warnings...and the Hurricane Watch for Trinidad has been discontinued. At 2 PM AST...the government of France has discontinued the tropical storm watch for Martinique. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Barbados...Tobago... Trinidad...Grenada...The Grenadines...St. Vincent...St. Lucia...and the northern coast of Venezuela from Pedernales westward to cumana...including Isla Margarita.
A tropical storm watch remains in effect along the northern coast of Venezuela from cumana to caracas...including the offshore islands north of the watch area.
Interests elsewhere in the central Caribbean should monitor the progress of Emily.
For storm information specific to your area...please monitor products issued by your local weather office.
At 2 PM AST...1800z...the center of Tropical Storm Emily was located near latitude 11.3 north... longitude 59.0 west or about 130 miles... 210 km...south-southeast of Barbados and about 150 miles...240 km...east-northeast of Trinidad.
Emily is moving toward the west near 20 mph ...32 km/hr...and a west to west-northwestward motion is expected over the next 24 hours. On the forecast track...the center of Emily will be passing through the southern Windward Islands this evening.
Maximum sustained winds remain near 60 mph... 95 km/hr...with higher gusts. It now appears unlikely that Emily will reach hurricane strength before it clears the Windward Islands.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 90 miles ...150 km...mainly to the northeast and southeast of the center.
An Air Force Reserve unit hurricane hunter aircraft measured a minimum central pressure of 1003 mb...29.62 inches.
Emily is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 3 to 6 inches across the Windward Islands and portions of the northern coastal area of Venezuela...with possible isolated amounts of 12 inches over mountainous terrain. These rains could produce life-threatening flash floods and mud slides.
Coastal storm surge flooding of 1 to 3 feet above normal tide levels can be expected near and to the north of the path of the center.
Repeating the 2 PM AST position...11.3 N... 59.0 W. Movement toward...west near 20 mph. Maximum sustained winds... 60 mph. Minimum central pressure...1003 mb.
The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 5 PM AST.
Forecaster Franklin
o17range
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I'm sorry that the tropical name of the same name as me is causing you problems!
acre730
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Good Luck....I am wishing good weather for you guys
SPITSBRIDE
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Me too
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I just looked up the path of Emily on weather underground's website. I have never heard of a hurricane hitting Aruba before, but it looks like it's heading staright for it! yikes!
as for your HM, call you travel agent ASAP and find out about your travel insurance. I'm not sure what kind you have, but the kind we bought allows us to re-book our trip up until the day of the trip.
I just looked up the path of Emily on weather underground's website. I have never heard of a hurricane hitting Aruba before, but it looks like it's heading staright for it! yikes!
as for your HM, call you travel agent ASAP and find out about your travel insurance. I'm not sure what kind you have, but the kind we bought allows us to re-book our trip up until the day of the trip.
I just looked up the path of Emily on weather underground's website. I have never heard of a hurricane hitting Aruba before, but it looks like it's heading staright for it! yikes!
as for your HM, call you travel agent ASAP and find out about your travel insurance. I'm not sure what kind you have, but the kind we bought allows us to re-book our trip up until the day of the trip.
I'm sorry... I was just surprised. It probably won't be a direct hit, but it will pass by if it continues on this path.
don't worry!
lcherian
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i know last year when hurricane frances came through florida, i was allowed to rebook my ticket for another date at no additional cost since they cancelled all inbound flights to florida.
cjik
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Thanks for all the info. If it turns into a hurricane and flights are suspended, we should only a small amount transfering the flight. I think we're going to hang tight, hope for the best, and if the storm is awful, change our plans. We were originally considering Quebec City, and FH asked the agent about availability if we were to switch. They have some packages that are actually cheaper than our current honeymoon. So either way, we would have a trip.
