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
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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
My Dad said it would be out for awhile..
Clouds in the sky here N. of Orlando are moving very quickly through the sky and the wind is really gusting. The air feels like 40 out there!
It does look like it's quite possible they were still under construction. The Easternuswx thread wasn't very informative nor the supposed source, blogs.herald.com.
That cold is everywhere. We (NY, PA)have winter storm watches for tonight through Tues. night. Expecting up to 7 in. of snow. Not good as all the trees are waaaay behind in losing their leaves. All that heavy, really wet snow will destroy them.
She said she slept, woke up around 6, beelined for the shower so she'd be able to blowdry her hair. They still had power. She made a huge breakfast and the power started going on and off, then they lost power during breakfast.
But bottom line is everyone of hers is fine.
Someone was on WFOR-4 describing a very similar situation
Also, Captiva FD hunkered down with Sanibel FD overnight. They are out looking at damage on the islands now and flyovers to start soon. No reports in yet. They are waiting to hear from Judy Zimorra (Zimorma ?), Sanibel City Mgr, my brother-in-law's boss.
I spoke with my husband at 12:20 p.m.
He just spoke with his parents who live in Boca Raton and Dad said the winds were probably 100 m.p.h. Tiles are off their roof, their backyard fence is knocked down, their tree in the front yard is uprooted (forget what kind but sort of small). They are OK but it wasn't pleasant! They
are in their 70's.
They have no lights but they do have phone service. They are in the clear now. I still need to hear how my stepson in Tampa was/is faring. Then we have folks in Orlando too but my husband said at this time (12:50 p.m.) the storm is out in the Atlantic (??)
Geeez what a day.
Hope his stomach staples are still in place. (just kidding, that was mean of me, LOL).
CNN: Clewiston, FL - marina damage, flooding, lots of trailer homes flipped over, roof damage on other buildings. Locals think the storm must have strengthened as it passed over land (No, a hurricane does damage, doesn't have to be a Cat 3, 4, or 5. 'Just' 100 mph winds are still pretty bad and destructive where they hit.)
It's breezy down this way, for sure.
We lost our cable (and internet connection) for about a 1/2 hour.
But when I saw the Brighthouse bucket truck drive past, I knew we'd be up in no time, and Voila...we're reconnected.
Are you in Naples? (My beloved old home, more livable in the middle of a hurricane than liberal Seattle on a sunny day.)
Estimated that at least 3 million are without power.
If anyone has a video clip of that, post it here. Everyone in my office got a laugh about the canoe lady. Of course, if he hadn't lost all that weight, he wouldn't have needed to be held down. LOL
Click on "Poor Al Roker" at this link
http://nbc-2.com/
LOL
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Hurricane Wilma intermediate advisory number 37a
NWS TPC/National Hurricane Center Miami fl
1 pm EDT Mon Oct 24 2005
...Large eye of Wilma emerges into the Atlantic Ocean...
...western eyewall continuing to impact eastern Florida...
At 1 pm EDT...1700z...the tropical storm warning from north of
Longboat Key to Steinhatchee River has been discontinued.
A tropical storm warning remains in effect along the east coast of
Florida north of Titusville to St. Augustine.
A hurricane warning remains in effect for all of the Florida
Keys... including the Dry Tortugas and Florida bay... along the
Florida west coast from longboat key southward... and along the
Florida east coast from Titusville southward... including lake
Okeechobee.
A hurricane warning remains in effect for the Cuban provinces of
Ciudad de la Habana...la Habana...and Pinar del Rio. A tropical
storm warning is in effect for the isle of youth. A hurricane
watch remains in effect for the province of Matanzas. These warnings
and watches will likely be discontinued later today.
A hurricane warning remains in effect for the northwestern
Bahamas...including the Abacos...Andros island...berry islands...
Bimini...Eleuthera...Grand Bahama Island...and new providence.
For storm information specific to your area...including possible
inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued
by your local weather office.
At 1 pm EDT...1700z...the center of hurricane Wilma was located
near latitude 27.3 north... longitude 79.2 west or about 65
miles northeast of west palm beach Florida.
Wilma is moving toward the northeast near 25 mph...41 km/hr. A
continued increase in forward speed is expected during the next 24
hours. On this track the large eye will continue moving away from
the east coast of the southern Florida peninsula today and tonight.
However...Wilma is a large hurricane and the strongest winds in the
eye wall extend well away from the center. Persons are urged not to
venture outdoors since strong winds remain over the Florida
peninsula west of the eye.
Maximum sustained winds are near 105 mph...165 km/hr...with higher
gusts. Wilma is a category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
scale. Wind speeds about one category stronger could be
experienced in high rise buildings. Little change in strength is
expected today.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 100 miles...160 km...
From the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up
to 260 miles...415 km.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 956 mb...28.23 inches.
Storm surge should generally be decreasing today along the
Southwestern Florida coast...in the lower Florida keys...and
extreme southeastern Florida. Storm surge flooding should begin to
decrease in Florida bay later this afternoon through this evening.
as Wilma moves away from Florida...storm surge flooding of 2 to 4
feet is still possible along the palm beach...martin...and St.
Lucie shorelines to the north of the storm track. Storm surge of 5
to 8 feet is still possible in lake Okeechobee.
Wilma is expected to produce additional 2 to 4 inch rainfall amounts
over portions of central and southern Florida...with maximum storm
total amounts of 12 inches possible. Western Cuba may receive
additional 1 to 3 inch rainfall amounts over localized areas.
rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are possible over portions of the
northwestern Bahamas.
Tornadoes are possible over portions of the central and southern
Florida peninsula today.
Repeating the 1 pm EDT position...27.3 n... 79.2 w. Movement
toward...northeast near 25 mph. Maximum sustained
winds...105 mph. Minimum central pressure... 956 mb.
An intermediate advisory will be issued by the national hurricane
center at 3 pm EDT followed by the next complete advisory at 5 pm
EDT.
Forecaster Knabb
watch later
http://thepoliticalteen.net/2005/10/14/todayshow/
There's a link for the vidoe here:
http://homepage.mac.com/paulanrichards/chotoday.wmv
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