Ernesto should hit the Yucatan Peninsula as a hurricane early Wednesday. A hurricane warning has been put into effect for the east coast of Mexico and for the entire coast of Belize.
The storm passed to the south of Jamaica, where authorities said rains fell over much of the island, particularly its eastern areas. Rain and wind began tapering off Sunday evening, but the government urged islanders to remain alert during the night and said fishermen should remain in safe harbors.
Ernesto hasn't made any direct hits on land since entering the Caribbean early Saturday, and the U.S.National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm was predicted to stay offshore while swirling past Honduras by Monday night.
Many Jamaicans stocked up on food and water before the storm made itself felt on their island, but few seemed worried.
The U.S. hurricane center said Ernesto was centered about 135 miles northeast of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Nicaragua-Honduras border midday Monday. It had maximum sustained winds near 65 mph and was moving west-northwest at 12 mph.
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