4 pm position update (if it's any more accurate than the 2 am one :-)
CZC MIATCEAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE WILMA TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 4 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 AT 4 AM EDT...0800Z... THE CENTER OF THE LARGE EYE OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.6 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES NORTHWEST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA AND ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NAPLES FLORIDA. SOMBRERO KEY LIGHTHOUSE...OFF MARATHON...RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 79 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 89 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 159 FEET. FORECASTER PASCH
The 0200 and 0300 EST plots extrapolate to landfall 3 miles south of Marco Island. I think the thing that has impressed me most about this storm is how consistent the NHC projections have been and how well they have matched reality. I think the largest deviation I've seen so far has been about 7 miles before landfall on the Yucatan. From a regional view and higher, seven or eight projections might as well all be one track.