Posted on 10/24/2005 2:18:01 AM PDT by 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
You slept through all this?
I could usually sleep right next to a ringing telephone, but this storm has been shaking my house and rattling my windows for quite a while now. Strongest gusts so far in the past few minutes. Above 60, but probably not quite hurricane force. I can see around the yard between bands, and no trees have fallen.
Looking at the radar loop, you should have no rain in maybe 5 or 6 hours, the way this thing is truckin along.
Thanks very much for checking in. Please provide updates when you are able. Take care.
...they're everywhere!
Please pray for my Aunt Emily in Hialeah, near Miami International Airport.
Most Floridians live with alligators in their neighborhood anyway, LOL.
Especially if you live near a golf course, a canal, a lake, you name it, there are alligators there.
They're more afraid of us than we are of them...just don't feed them and they'll tend to run when they see you.
Of course, I wouldn't go wading about in water where the alligators might be lurking.
Yes, alligators and livestock wind up in some funny places after a storm. The worst is the monkeys, though. Go find some old reports of life in S Dade immediately after Andrew. ;-)
It's going to be very interesting to see where official landfall is assigned. Radar and satellite both show Everglades city, but the last offshore and first onshore NHC plots say 2.7 miles south of the southern tip of Marco Island, basically the center of Kice Island. Those two points are between 13 and 18 miles apart, depending on which islands near Everglades City are actually above normal sea level.
Prayers would be appreciated!!!!!
Trust me, Palm Beach County is getting hammered as well...
You can thank eco-nuts if it happens... Probably should have the National Guard, once they are out, shoot the critters if they are near the border of the everglades or outside. Nature will repopulate enough gators. Need to protect people despite the stupidity of eco-nuts.
Channel 2 Orlando reports 8 to 10 t-storms w/ rotation. Orange / Osceola / Brevard counties pay attention!
Take care and keep us up to date when and if you can!!
I just tried calling family in Weston, outside Ft Lauderdale, and was surprised to get through. They said they lost power about 6am and 'it sounds like a hurricane out there' but they're as prepared as they can be.
Al Rokker live on NBC News from Naples. Uh oh, he just cut out. Tom Costello in Punta Gorda cutting in and out as well. Bad day for NBC.
Praying for an end to the tornados...
Wilma is going to emerge into the Atlantic as a Cat 2. She's going to clobber all the high population areas from Miami through West Palm.
Yep! WIth the plywood up, the bedroom was very dark. Didn't hear any wind or heavy rain until about 7am.
You've got 'em. Godspeed.
Stay safe and praying everything goes ok for you and patriarch's Aunt Emily.
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