by 02:00 utc on october 11, roxanne made landfall just north of tulum, quintana roo, on the yucatán peninsula with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h). the storm significantly weakened inland and emerged into the bay of campeche as a tropical storm. several shortwave troughs and ridges caused roxanne to track aimlessly through the southern gulf of mexico. by october 14, it re-strengthened into a hurricane. after making a close approach to the yucatán peninsula while heading southeastward, roxanne weakened to a tropical storm on october 17 as it doubled back to the northwest. a cold front forced roxanne westward on october 19, and it simultaneously weakened to a tropical depression. the cyclone curved abruptly southward and dissipated just offshore of veracruz on october 21.