[NautiNurse]

From the 5PM discussion:

...by the very end of the forecast period Wilma is expected to be encountering westerly flow in the Gulf of Mexico that should force a fairly sharp right turn. How sharp a turn Wilma takes is obviously of interest to all along the eastern Gulf of Mexico...but it is far too early to identify specific areas at greatest risk.

[steveegg]

...by the very end of the forecast period Wilma is expected to be encountering westerly flow in the Gulf of Mexico that should force a fairly sharp right turn. How sharp a turn Wilma takes is obviously of interest to all along the eastern Gulf of Mexico...but it is far too early to identify specific areas at greatest risk.

As long as she wastes her energy on Cuba, I'm okay with that :-)

[steveegg]

The hunters have found the beginnings of an eyewall -

366 
URNT12 KNHC 172153 CCA
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 17/21:32:50Z
B. 15 deg 46 min N
  079 deg 53 min W
C. 850 mb 1335 m
D. 40  kt
E. 050 deg 031 nm
F. 141 deg 045 kt
G. 053 deg 021 nm
H.        989  mb
I.  17 C/ 1522 m
J.  20 C/ 1526 m
K.  19 C/ NA
L. OPEN W
M. E05/18/8
N. 12345/ 8
O. 0.02 / 2  nm
P. AF304 0324A WILMA        OB 16 CCA
MAX FL WIND 51 KT SE QUAD 20:30:30 Z
RAGGED EYE WALL

8 pm intermediate advisory due shortly.

[cajungirl]

I got a feeling this thing is going to fizzle,,don't ask me why, just a feeling. But I also think the panhandle is gonna be the target.