(8 Aug 2012) SHOTLIST
++NIGHTS SHOTS++
1. Wide of monument in downtown Chetumal, palm tree
2. Mid of palm tree, street lamp, rain falling
3. Close of street lamp, rain falling
4. Mid of partially flooded street, rain falling, palm tree
5. Mid of street lamp swaying, bus stop advertisement, rain falling
6. Mid of palm tree swaying
7. Mid of rain falling, palm tree, street lamps
8. Mid of street lamp swaying
9. Wide of street lamps, rain
STORYLINE
Hurricane Ernesto spun inland over Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula in the early hours of Wednesday while hundreds of fishermen who fled low-lying villages for shelters and tourists evacuated from resorts to inland hotels hunkered down for a stormy night.
Ernesto had sustained winds of 85 miles per hour (140 kilometres per hour) when it swept over the shore town of Mahuahal shortly before midnight on Tuesday and moved into a sparsely populated coastal region, the U.S. National Hurricane Centre said.
The storm was moving west at 15 miles per hour (24 kilometres per hour) and was expected to weaken during the night.
There were no early reports of damage, but it might be morning before officials could assess whether Ernesto's rain and wind caused problems.
Chetumal, the capital of Quintana Roo state, was the closest city and officials moved more than 1,300 tourists there from resorts in Mahuahal, Balacar and other coastal spots that were expected to see heavier rain and wind.
Forecasters said Ernesto was expected to cross Yucatan by Wednesday evening and enter the southern Gulf of Mexico in an area dotted with offshore oil platforms owned by the state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos.
Its predicted course would then take it to Mexico's Gulf coast near the city of Veracruz, and the U.S. hurricane center said it might become a hurricane again just before reaching there around Thursday evening.
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