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Hurricane Wilma Live Thread (As of 2:30 am EDT, Wilma is a Category 5 with 175-mph winds )
NHC - NOAA ^ | 18 October 2005 | NHC - NOAA

Posted on 10/18/2005 7:40:22 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Hurricane Wilma has formed in the NW Caribbean Sea. The NHC forecast indicates she will emerge into the Gulf of Mexico as a major Category Three storm. Current forecase models indicate a Florida peninsula landfall.

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

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 Experimental Radar Still Image
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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


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: hurricane; notbreakingnews; tropical; weather; wilma
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To: dawn53
Stingray City is in the North Sound...she'll love it.

Been there, done that. It's one of the most memorable experiences our family has ever had. The last time we were there on a cruise, the seas were too rough to go out to the sandbar. It was the low point of our trip.

61 posted on 10/18/2005 8:58:48 AM PDT by Trust but Verify (( ))
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To: NCjim

I'm desperately trying to ignore this.........LOL.


62 posted on 10/18/2005 9:00:17 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: NautiNurse

Headed to Destin Wednesday night. Will sleep on the beach... .

Anyone know how to batten down the hatches of a tent?


63 posted on 10/18/2005 9:05:39 AM PDT by peacebaby (Wasting my time standing in the waiting line.)
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To: Trust but Verify

When we lived there, the sandbar was the place to "hang out" on a weekend. We'd always take friends there when they visited (and we had friends visit all the time, LOL.)

When my son was small (around 6) the stingrays seemed bigger than he was. Once when my husband was feeding them squid, there was a bit of a feeding frenzy and my son was snorkeling in the area and could feel a stingray swimming over him sucking on his back. We always joke about him getting a "hickey" from a stingray.


64 posted on 10/18/2005 9:09:48 AM PDT by dawn53
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To: NautiNurse
I just had to post ...

Is this for real? Were you scared of Y2K too?

ROFLMAO

65 posted on 10/18/2005 9:13:16 AM PDT by Steven W.
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To: Howlin

There is no way that I could live with my windows boarded up six months out of the year.


66 posted on 10/18/2005 9:14:50 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek ("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
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To: laz
Rove is just such a mastermind. How brilliant is that ... ? Cause Hurricane Wilma to take a big right turn to Florida so Jeb Bush can provide yet another example of how LOCAL/STATE are responsible for its citizenry.
67 posted on 10/18/2005 9:18:12 AM PDT by zeaal (SPREAD TRUTH!)
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To: NautiNurse
Wilma Is 12th Atlantic Hurricane, Tying 1969 Record (Update1)
SNIP from article:

...cold front in the southeastern U.S. is picking up Wilma and moving it northeast, Brown said. Such a pattern is a ``fairly typical October path'' for hurricanes.

68 posted on 10/18/2005 9:19:49 AM PDT by exhaustedmomma (Calling illegal alien an undocumented immigrant is like calling a burglar an uninvited house guest)
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To: NautiNurse

Check out the Sat/Sun. positions compared to the earlier days in the week. It's going to pick up a lot of forward speed.


69 posted on 10/18/2005 9:26:48 AM PDT by Rebelbase (""As far as I can tell, she (Miers) is every bit as conservative as George Bush." --NCsteve (FR))
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To: NautiNurse
Last year, abner suggested selling them on eBay as hurricane art.

Hey, this would be the year for it... A little bit of cute in an otherwise bleak situation.

70 posted on 10/18/2005 9:26:49 AM PDT by abner (Looking for a new tagline- Next outrage please!- Got it! PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS LOST IN THE USA!)
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To: dawn53

WFTV in Orlando is talking about the GFDL model bringing the storm right up the I-4 corridor and saying the National Hurricane Center uses this model. YIKES!


71 posted on 10/18/2005 9:33:14 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather (If you still vote Democrat, you're still stuck on stupid!)
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To: Steven W.

We could have done without that.


72 posted on 10/18/2005 9:33:33 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: NautiNurse
Cue the Jaws music.
73 posted on 10/18/2005 9:35:50 AM PDT by numberonepal (Don't Even Think About Treading On Me)
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To: NautiNurse

Just a thought..after this Hurricane season..the "Surf's Up!" grpahic definitely needs to be retired...we gotta get a new icon for next year..


74 posted on 10/18/2005 9:37:10 AM PDT by ken5050 (Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to pass on her gene pool....any volunteers?)
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To: NautiNurse
selling them on eBay as hurricane art.

ROFL! Thanks for sharing that.

75 posted on 10/18/2005 9:40:14 AM PDT by MarMema
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To: JulieRNR21; kinganamort; katherineisgreat; floriduh voter; summer; Goldwater Girl; windchime; ...

Click the Florida state flag for pro-gun resources!
76 posted on 10/18/2005 9:44:02 AM PDT by Joe Brower (The Constitution defines Conservatism. *NRA*)
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To: Humvee

You'd best hurry.

Everyone, remember all the motels are still very full from Katrina and Rita. We still have some shortages in the entire area.

I'm not sure about the situation in Ga., if motels are available, or not. But, Ms., Al., and La., are still a mess.

Buy your supplies early and get enough to do for weeks after the storm, as well. Just some lessons learned.


77 posted on 10/18/2005 9:53:54 AM PDT by Letitring
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To: dawn53

I'm so jealous that you lived there. Of all the places we've been in the Caribbean, it is by far our favorite. Thanks for sharing the story about your son. Those stingrays are awesome. Standing in the beautiful, warm water and having those beautiful creatures all around you is just a wonderful thing.


78 posted on 10/18/2005 9:56:29 AM PDT by Trust but Verify (( ))
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To: Letitring
"I'm not sure about the situation in Ga., if motels are available, or not. But, Ms., Al., and La., are still a mess."

I'll second that...still a mess.

"Buy your supplies early and get enough to do for weeks after the storm, as well. Just some lessons learned.

Gasoline for sure...that was one of the holes I found in my hurricane plans, I didn't have enough to run the generator for the whole seven days without electricity.

79 posted on 10/18/2005 10:05:44 AM PDT by blam
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To: Joe Brower

Ch. 13 in Orlando is saying it will come into southern Fla. as a CAT 1 after weakening from CAT 3 because it mixes with the cold front to the north. (all the models show this path except GFDL) Ch. 9 is saying it may come in as a CAT 3 and head down the I-4 corridor. (GFDL MODEL) Take your pick.


80 posted on 10/18/2005 10:08:57 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather (If you still vote Democrat, you're still stuck on stupid!)
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