[Red Badger]

https://www.wunderground.com/video/top-stories/hurricane-hunters-find-beryl-even-stronger

[alancarp]

The good news -- I guess -- is that Beryl is forecast to get weaker even before crossing the Yucatan peninsula. Then it's just a matter of how slowly it will be moving once re-emerging over the Gulf before hitting Mexico or Texas.

Here's the current forecast guidance for winds:

INIT  01/1500Z 12.4N  61.3W  120 KT 140 MPH
 12H  02/0000Z 13.3N  64.1W  125 KT 145 MPH
 24H  02/1200Z 14.5N  67.8W  125 KT 145 MPH
 36H  03/0000Z 15.6N  71.7W  110 KT 125 MPH
 48H  03/1200Z 16.4N  75.6W   95 KT 110 MPH
 60H  04/0000Z 17.2N  79.2W   90 KT 105 MPH
 72H  04/1200Z 17.8N  82.6W   80 KT  90 MPH
 96H  05/1200Z 19.0N  88.5W   65 KT  75 MPH...INLAND
120H  06/1200Z 20.5N  93.0W   55 KT  65 MPH...OVER WATER