Daddy use to tell us that no matter what the meterologists said about hurricanes, prepare for the worse because they were very unpredictable. One thing he always said to watch out for was if the storm stalled over very warm water. Growing up in Charleston, I learned that no mater what the cat the storms are dangerous.
"Some Mexican officials have stated in initial reports that the resort of Playa del Carmen has been "destroyed." Other reports indicate that Cancun and Cozumel did not fair any better."
"Maximum sustained winds in Wilma have dropped to 100 mph but with Wilma's emergence into the Gulf, any further weakening may have come to an end. In fact, some signs of restrengthening is appearing on satellite with new bursts of thunderstorms exploding around the hurricane's circulation."
"The current forecast has Wilma making landfall as a Category 2 hurricane however there is a decent possibility that Wilma could further intensify into a solid category 3 hurricane."