Hurricane Wilma Live Thread, Part III (TS Alpha gets honorable mention too)

NHC - NOAA ^ | 22 October 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[NautiNurse]

Hurricane Wilma slowly drifts toward the Southeast Gulf of Mexico after relentlessly pounding Cozumel and Cancun for more than 24 hours. Early reports indicate extensive wind and flood damage to Mexico's resort-studded Mayan Riviera. Mexican officials said about 20,000 tourists were at shelters and hotels on the mainland south of Cancun and an estimated 10,000-12,000 were in Cancun itself. About 50 hotels were evacuated.

In preparation for Hurricane Wilma's anticipated Florida landfall, a Hurricane Watch and mandatory evacuation have been issued for the Florida Keys and Florida Bay. Mandatory evacuations for Marco Island and much of Naples are in effect, as well as high surf advisories and high risk of rip currents along Florida's panhandle and Big Bend coasts. Bus services are available for Monroe Co. and other counties for residents who do not have transportation. Additional storm watches for the Florida peninsula are expected later today.

The 2005 hurricane season altered the record books again today with the formation of Tropical Storm Alpha south of Hispanola. Preliminary forecasts indicate TS Alpha will not affect the U.S. mainland.

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 Experimental Radar Still Image
Key West Experimental Radar Still Image

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 Part II
Hurricane Wilma Live Thread
Tropical Storm Wilma
Tropical Depression #24

[Nita Nupress]

Dang, girl. You're like the Unlimited Fountain of Knowledge tonight with all those good links!

[Howlin]

I really like that WX Nation.....it's got great links, even for a place like Raleigh.

[exhaustedmomma]

you have your windows boarded up and it's not too late, leave a little crack somewhere so you can look out to watch the trees double over. It makes the ride much more exciting. ;-)

You got that right! It's like watching TWC... without the blabber!

[nuclady]

WX Nation is a great link!!!!

[Howlin]

When's the last time a 74 mile wide elongated eye hit the coast?

[Howlin]

Lots of interesting stuff there.

Maybe after hurricane season, we can watch it snowing somewhere!

[exhaustedmomma]

well... that's kinda creepy. what's up with that. (here come the guys back with that movie they've been talking about all week... shooot, can't remember the name.)

[laz]

Battery operated radio with TV band.

[Howlin]

I don't know enough about earthquakes to even know if that's unusual, but if I lived near there, I'd be worried.

Let's ping somebody who might know.

[steveegg]

You got me.

And to think that at Wilma's peak intensity, the full extent of the hurricane-force winds could fit inside the eye with a couple dozen miles to spare.

[exhaustedmomma]

good!!! you'll have somebody to talk to ;)- joking

[exhaustedmomma]

you mean... that might be a normal day. it would be like living in a bowl of jello

[laz]

I've left one shutter off. The living room window uses five shutters, and I've left the one closest to the front door off so I can look out and see what's going on. I debated with myself whether leaving it off might be dangerous, but I can't stand the thought of being completely sealed in and unable to see what's happening out there.

[Jrabbit]

Sounds good to me! I have to hang out on the weather and sports threads around here, lately. The political threads give me migraines. And nightmares. And indigestion.

[Howlin]

More than twice as large as Katrina and Rita.

(What is it with these storms that end in "a?")

[goldstategop]

Keep it shuttered or boarded up til the storm's passed. That'll take a couple of days. And the wind and the rain will be like nothing you've seen. Don't be deceived by the calm when Wilma's eye appears overhead. That's just the intermittent calm before more fury.

("Denny Crane: Gun Control? For Communists. She's a liberal. Can't hunt.")

[laz]

Yeah, remember that? A 2 nm wide eye, and hurricane force winds extended 15 miles from the center. Seems like ages ago now, and it was just last week.

[Howlin]

Right, normal day.

Did you ever think we'd be sitting around thinking a CAT 3 storm was NORMAL?

[Born in a Rage]

So you're moving to the northeast? We'll practically be neighbors :-)

I'm in NH. We had some pretty destructive flooding here a couple of weeks ago. I just heard on the news that Wilma may cause hurricane force winds in New England as well as snow storms. It's going to be a long winter...

[Howlin]

I've been very busy this week, but I had to admit, my blood pressure has lowered about 50 points since I haven't been reading that crap.