Hurricane Wilma - Cat. 5

[cjrciadt]

Newest windfield

882mb windfield
you dont want the "Weaker" Wilma

[CronkPSU]

Newest windfield

882mb windfield
you dont want the "Weaker" Wilma

wow great graphics..thanks

[HURAKAN]

First band begins to affect Cancun.

[skysummit]

First band begins to affect Cancun.

They were feeling bands last night too.

[Derek Ortt]

it has turned back to a 270 heading and will now make landfall over the Yucatan

[skysummit]

it has turned back to a 270 heading and will now make landfall over the Yucatan

I agree Derek!

Here's the last many NHC forecast tracks. As you can see, she's been constantly going to the west of their tracks, but they are still keeping their Florida landfall forecast consistant.

[tampastorm]

Also seems it will be alot further south in the Yucatan then anyone would have thought.

[Aquawind]

Yep.. Bouy 42056 has a steady pressure and the winds are now E-SE..

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/West_Caribbean.shtml

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42056

Paul

[cjrciadt]

One of the BAMMS doing the S of Cuba thing again, the stat. a98 slows down greatly, and the other bamm about the same.

[gtalum]

If Wilma hits the Yucatan due west of where she is, that's about the best possible scenario for everyone all around. There's very little population there in the southern Yucatan Peninsula.

[HURAKAN]

If Wilma hits the Yucatan due west of where she is, that's about the best possible scenario for everyone all around. There's very little population there in the southern Yucatan Peninsula.

Unfortunately, Wilma is not just a point, is a monster of several hundred miles in diameter, and this area was in July severely impacted by Emily, and recently affected by Stan.

[Raebie]

I sure don't see any northward movement. Looks lto me like she's gonna slam the coast near Majahual.

[skysummit]

[jpigott]

last few frames on the ramsdis website appears to be a little more of a Northerly tug

[gtalum]

Unfortunately, Wilma is not just a point, is a monster of several hundred miles in diameter, and this area was in July severely impacted by Emily, and recently affected by Stan.

I'm quite aware that Wilma is not just a point. However, if she hits teh Yucatan due west fo her current position, Cozumel and Cancun will get only marginal hurricane winds, or maybe even just TS winds. There are no other major population centers south of Cozumel on the Yucatan peninsula.

Belize City would take the hardest hit, and it's quite small.

Someone is going to get thius storm. I just hope its as few someones as possible.

[stormy1959]

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real- ... 8dlm6.html

Looks to me as if the high pressure to the east is growing stronger than the one to the west of Wilma. Could this be the cause of the westward jog?

[DESTRUCTION5]

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-time/atlantic/winds/wg8dlm6.html

Looks to me as if the high pressure to the east is growing stronger than the one to the west of Wilma. Could this be the cause of the westward jog?

Looks to me like its backign off bigtime right now...She has slowed and is feeling the Tug..

[chris_fit]

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-time/atlantic/winds/wg8dlm6.html

Looks to me as if the high pressure to the east is growing stronger than the one to the west of Wilma. Could this be the cause of the westward jog?

Looks to me like its backign off bigtime right now...She has slowed and is feeling the Tug..

Agreed

Not moving much last few frames. Also West side of looking like it ran into something.

[cjrciadt]

[Blown Away]

It looks like a N tug in the last frame! Doesn't look like Wilma is moving to fast. Storm has a N/S elongation, slowed, and a N tug hint in the last frame, I'll bet the NW turn is going to begin this afternoon.

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/huwvloop.html