Hurricane Wilma Live Thread, Part IV

NHC - NOAA ^ | 24 October 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[NautiNurse]

Category Three Major Hurricane Wilma is barreling toward the Southwest Florida coastline. The storm is packing wind speeds of 125mph, moving NW at 20mph, with an enormous eye 65 miles in diameter. Landfall is anticipated shortly in Collier County between 6:00 and 7:00AM ET.

Storm surge flooding of 9 feet to 17 feet is possible along the coast near and to the south of where Wilma makes landfall. Storm surge of 5 to 8 feet is predicted for the Keys. The storm has spawned tornados throughout the Florida peninsula since yesterday evening.

The following links are self-updating:

Public Advisory Currently published every 3 hours 0500, 0800, 1100 etc. ET
NHC Discussion Published every six hours 0500, 1100, 1700, 2300 ET
Three Day Forecast Track
Five Day Forecast Track

Wilma Forecast Track Archive
Forecast Models
Buoy Data SE Florida
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Florida
Florida Department of Emergency Management

Images:

Storm Floater IR Loop
Visible Storm Floater Still (only visible during daylight hours)
Color Enhanced Atlantic Loop
Florida Radar/Sat Loop Caution: Broadband users only
Extra Large Miami Radar Broadband only
Extra Large Key West Radar Broadband only
Miami Long Range Radar Loop
Key West Long Range Radar Loop
Miami Radar Still Image w/watches warnings
Melbourne Radar Still Image w/watches warnings
Key West Radar Still Image w/watches warnings
Tampa Bay Radar Still image w/watches warnings

Streaming Video:

WBBH-TV/WZVN-TV Ft. Myers (WMP): http://waterbc.wm.llnwd.net/waterbc_netvideo
WESH-TV/DT Orlando/Daytona Beach (RP): http://mfile.akamai.com/7883/live/reflector:24028.ram
WFTV-TV/DT Orlando (RP): http://mfile.akamai.com/7883/live/reflector:20361.ram
WKMG-TV/DT Orlando (RP): http://mfile.akamai.com/7883/live/reflector:23942.ram
WPBF-TV/DT West Palm Beach (RP): http://mfile.akamai.com/7883/live/reflector:24035.ram
WSVN-TV/DT Miami (WMP): http://216.242.118.140/windowsmedia/asx/wsvn_broadband.asx
WTVJ-TV/DT Miami: http://nbc6.feedroom.com/iframeset.jsp?ord=381015
WPLG-TV/DT Miami (RP): http://mfile.akamai.com/8660/live/reflector:23941.ram
WFOR-TV/DT Miami (WMP): http://wfor.dayport.com/viewer/content/special.php?Art_ID=612&Format_ID=2&BitRate_ID=8&Contract_ID=2&Obj_ID={obj_id}
WTSP-TV/DT St. Petersburg/Tampa (WMP): mms://wmbcast.gannett.speedera.net/wmbcast.gannett/wmbcast_gannett_sep252004_1915_64623
Hurricane City (Real Player) - http://hurricanecity.com/live.ram
ABCNews Now (Real Player) - http://reallive.stream.aol.com/ramgen/redundant/abc/now_hi.rm

Additional Resources:

Pet Friendly Florida Shelter Info
Central Florida Hurricane Center
Hurricane City
CrownWeather.com

Category	Wind Speed	Barometric Pressure	Storm Surge	Damage Potential
Tropical Depression	< 39 mph < 34 kts			Minimal
Tropical Storm	39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts			Minimal
Hurricane 1 (Weak)	74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts	28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more	4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m	Minimal damage to vegetation
Hurricane 2 (Moderate)	96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts	28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb	6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m	Moderate damage to houses
Hurricane 3 (Strong)	111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts	27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb	9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m	Extensive damage to small buildings
Hurricane 4 (Very strong)	131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts	27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb	13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m	Extreme structural damage
Hurricane 5 (Devastating)	Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts	Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb	Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m	Catastrophic building failures possible

Previous Threads:
Hurricane Wilma Live Thread, Part III
Hurricane Wilma Part II
Hurricane Wilma Live Thread
Tropical Storm Wilma
Tropical Depression #24

[SE Mom]

LOL- been a long night AV:)

[patriciaruth]

Nope, not gonna open the Almond Joy bag...

These few Whoppers and the 4 little chocolate Chips Ahoy are all the chocolate I can handle and not end up in ER..

[ThreePuttinDude]

I've been through a whole box of Tropical Razzles, starting on the Originals..8^~

[maggief]

I just saw someone on CNN in "downtown" Naples, looked like old Naples. Streets are flooded with 3-4"+ of water. The winds were very strong.

[AliVeritas]

NOAA is for 8:23, the other as of 8:25 (still image above)... maybe they're talking about another site.

[Dane]

1 person killed in Coral Springs from a fallen tree.

[bvw]

That makes Wilma stronger or weaker?

[daybreakcoming]

Prayers for your aunt going up now! The cats too.

[AliVeritas]

Morning maggief. Thanks.

[Cvengr]

Might make for more flooding after Wilma departs.

[patriciaruth]

Thanks, daybreak!!

[ThreePuttinDude]

Streets are flooded with 3-4"+ of water.

Lets start looking for the news reporterette in the canoe..

[NonValueAdded]

Brevard County EM confirms 2 tornado touchdowns, one on A1A in Floridana Beach. Road blockage, one apt complex has roof damage, no injuries. The other was on US 192 in an unpopulated area.

[Dane]

Cnn reporter in Hollywood, FL saying a hotel clerk who has lived there for 25 years says that he saw for the first time a palm tree down.

It hit and destroyed a CNN SUV, the envirowhackos are no doubt happy.

[maggief]

Good morning to you!

Prayers to family and friends in Collier County, (my former home.)

[Strategerist]

That makes Wilma stronger or weaker?

Destroying Alpha really has no effect on Wilma at all.

[AliVeritas]

You too huh? Hope there's not a blogging - ulcer connection... nah, probably heals them for sure.

[maggief]

LOL

The reporette wouldn't be out in that weather.

[DB]

No, the question was, has a hurricane ever gone across Florida to the east out to the Atlantic and come around for another hit?

[patriciaruth]

Should have been around for the hurricane in 1947...we had a flood.