 The Weather Bureau first began cautioning areas of Central America at 1600 UTC on September 26 , advising people in areas of northeast Nicaragua and Honduras to take precautionary measures , along with all vessels and small craft in the Gulf of Honduras south to Cabo Gracias a Dios . After Janet began accelerating towards the west @-@ northwest , advisories warned areas in British Honduras and Quintana Roo of hurricane @-@ related impacts . Though no official warnings were issued for areas of Central America , advisories published by the Weather Bureau cautioned interests in the hurricane 's path up until landfall . Evacuations took place in several coastal towns in Quintana Roo upon notification of the oncoming storm . People were evacuated to inland hillside shelters . After the hurricane moved through the Yucatán Peninsula and entered the Bay of Campeche , the Weather Bureau alerted areas in the storm 's path on the western side of Mexico 's Gulf Coast . At the time , Janet was expected to make landfall between Veracruz and Tuxpan . Areas were warned of the storm 's potential flooding and coastal impacts . The Weather Bureau advised all small craft south of Port O 'Connor , Texas to remain in port . Notifications of Janet to potentially affected areas were stopped after the hurricane made landfall . 
