Diving in Belize

Does anybody have an opinion about diving in Belize in October/beginning
November? Good or bad weather?

Jon

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Jon Loman
Rana Konsult
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jon@rana.se

"Jon Loman" <jon@rana.se> wrote in message news:3F0DC998.39351A09@rana.se...
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> Does anybody have an opinion about diving in Belize in October/beginning
> November? Good or bad weather?

Two words: Hurricane season.

I was there in Oct last year. Beautiful.
Belize has been hit by just 2 hurricanes in the last 25 years.


"Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> wrote in message
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> "Jon Loman" <jon@rana.se> wrote in message
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> > Does anybody have an opinion about diving in Belize in October/beginning
> > November? Good or bad weather?
>
> Two words: Hurricane season.
>
>

http://www.hurricanecity.com/belize.htm

A little history....


"Jim Lea" <jlea@isn.net> wrote in message
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> I was there in Oct last year. Beautiful.
> Belize has been hit by just 2 hurricanes in the last 25 years.
>
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> "Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> wrote in message
> news:vgrkpte2hi168d@corp.supernews.com...
> > "Jon Loman" <jon@rana.se> wrote in message
> news:3F0DC998.39351A09@rana.se...
> > >
> > > Does anybody have an opinion about diving in Belize in
October/beginning
> > > November? Good or bad weather?
> >
> > Two words: Hurricane season.
> >
> >
>
>

"Jim Lea" <jlea@isn.net> wrote in message
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> I was there in Oct last year. Beautiful.
> Belize has been hit by just 2 hurricanes in the last 25 years.

??

I can count three in the past 5 years.

Hurricane Mitch
Hurricane Keith
Hurricane Iris

"Forest Aten" <forestaten@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> http://www.hurricanecity.com/belize.htm
>
> A little history....

Thanks Forest. I did find it a bit odd though that it makes no mention of
Hurricane Mitch. Mitch being the hurricane that actually caused some damage
to the local reef at Ambergris Caye.

Chilly,

I'm haven't taken the time to see what kind of criteria hurricanecity uses
to associate a storm to a particular country. Obviously storms don't respect
country border lines.


"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message
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> "Forest Aten" <forestaten@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:vv2Qa.47264$ye4.36447@sccrnsc01...
> > http://www.hurricanecity.com/belize.htm
> >
> > A little history....
>
> Thanks Forest. I did find it a bit odd though that it makes no mention of
> Hurricane Mitch. Mitch being the hurricane that actually caused some
damage
> to the local reef at Ambergris Caye.
>
>
>

"Jim Lea" <jlea@isn.net> wrote in message
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> Hurricane Mitch did not land in Belize. It landed in Honduras.
> You are right about Keith and Iris. That makes 2.

On Ambergris Caye the waves came in 200' from the shoreline. Main Street
flooded 2.5' deep. They evacuated 6,000 people. Not a good way to spend a
dive trip, so it certainly counts in my book regardless of where the
hurricane "landed".

Hurricane Mitch did not land in Belize. It landed in Honduras.
You are right about Keith and Iris. That makes 2.
"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message
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> "Jim Lea" <jlea@isn.net> wrote in message
> news:vgvsgm52uev34b@corp.supernews.com...
> > I was there in Oct last year. Beautiful.
> > Belize has been hit by just 2 hurricanes in the last 25 years.
>
> ??
>
> I can count three in the past 5 years.
>
> Hurricane Mitch
> Hurricane Keith
> Hurricane Iris
>
>

"Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> wrote in message
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> "Jim Lea" <jlea@isn.net> wrote in message
> news:vheinmdc82gjd6@corp.supernews.com...
> > Hurricane Mitch did not land in Belize. It landed in Honduras.
> > You are right about Keith and Iris. That makes 2.
>
> On Ambergris Caye the waves came in 200' from the shoreline. Main Street
> flooded 2.5' deep. They evacuated 6,000 people. Not a good way to spend
a
> dive trip, so it certainly counts in my book regardless of where the
> hurricane "landed".

My sentiments exactly, particularly since Mitch chewed up the reef, whereas
Keith and Iris did not.