Hurricane Wilma - Cat. 5

n o o d l z · #921 Postby **n o o d l z** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:44 am

ivanhater wrote:
inotherwords wrote:I wish I could sleep. I'm too keyed up.

i know, i have to wake up at 8 and i have 2 college exams tomorrow

Wow, thats more than I can say...I have class in the morning but I can afford to miss it if I need to.

boca · #922 Postby **boca** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:45 am

What's scary is that I'm typing this on storm2k and in 4 days from now I'll probably be homeless and I'm sick to my stomach.

Recurve · #923 Postby **Recurve** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:46 am

I was in bed. Couldn't sleep. "Maybe there's a 2 a.m. update" I thought.

<BOING!>

Now I wonder if I'll be able to sleep before Monday. Hope I have a roof to sleep under then.

mtm4319 · #924 Postby **mtm4319** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:47 am

n o o d l z wrote:
ivanhater wrote:
inotherwords wrote:I wish I could sleep. I'm too keyed up.

i know, i have to wake up at 8 and i have 2 college exams tomorrow

Wow, thats more than I can say...I have class in the morning but I can afford to miss it if I need to.

Yep, me too. I live in CDT though, so maybe I'll get an extra hour. :p

#925 Postby **tracyswfla** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:47 am

OMG is all I can say.

#926 Postby **Ivanhater** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:48 am

mtm4319 wrote:
n o o d l z wrote:
ivanhater wrote:
inotherwords wrote:I wish I could sleep. I'm too keyed up.

i know, i have to wake up at 8 and i have 2 college exams tomorrow

Wow, thats more than I can say...I have class in the morning but I can afford to miss it if I need to.

Yep, me too. I live in CDT though, so maybe I'll get an extra hour. :p

hey, im in mobile now going to usa! do you go here??

artist · #927 Postby **artist** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:48 am

SAme here - layed down - restless - thought - oh will just check recon one more time- and we all know the end of that story! :eek:

inotherwords · #928 Postby **inotherwords** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:48 am

boca wrote:What's scary is that I'm typing this on storm2k and in 4 days from now I'll probably be homeless and I'm sick to my stomach.

I would not worry too much yet. I am the eternal optimist so I could be wrong, but I don't believe this storm can maintain this kind of intensity for very long.

#929 Postby **HURAKAN** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:49 am

Who said that the last one could not be the first?

Wilma is the last name in the list, but with the central pressure of 892 mb becomes the most intense of the season.

Stratosphere747 · #930 Postby **Stratosphere747** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:51 am

Well Ivan, If I remember correctly you are a met student.

It would not be a stretch to say that you may never see anything like this, in terms of a tropical system, ever again.

Scott

#931 Postby **Ivanhater** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:53 am

Stratosphere747 wrote:Well Ivan, If I remember correctly you are a met student.

It would not be a stretch to say that you may never see anything like this, in terms of a tropical system, ever again.

Scott

man, this is history in the making for sure, no doubt....i just dont have words for what is happening

mtm4319 · #932 Postby **mtm4319** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:53 am

ivanhater wrote:
mtm4319 wrote:
n o o d l z wrote:
ivanhater wrote:
inotherwords wrote:I wish I could sleep. I'm too keyed up.

i know, i have to wake up at 8 and i have 2 college exams tomorrow

Wow, thats more than I can say...I have class in the morning but I can afford to miss it if I need to.

Yep, me too. I live in CDT though, so maybe I'll get an extra hour. :p

hey, im in mobile now going to usa! do you go here??

Yeah, I'm a business student.

Eyes2theSkies · #933 Postby **Eyes2theSkies** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:53 am

I just went and got Gas. Don't want to deal with all the lines tomorrow

boca · #934 Postby **boca** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:54 am

It seems like all these oddities are becoming the norm lately because what you think that wouldn't materialize in a lifetime will probably occur next year.

#935 Postby **Ivanhater** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:54 am

mtm4319 wrote:
ivanhater wrote:
mtm4319 wrote:
n o o d l z wrote:
ivanhater wrote:
inotherwords wrote:I wish I could sleep. I'm too keyed up.

i know, i have to wake up at 8 and i have 2 college exams tomorrow

Wow, thats more than I can say...I have class in the morning but I can afford to miss it if I need to.

Yep, me too. I live in CDT though, so maybe I'll get an extra hour. :p

hey, im in mobile now going to usa! do you go here??

Yeah, I'm a business student.

im a met student, wow, small world

inotherwords · #936 Postby **inotherwords** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:56 am

Eyes2theSkies wrote:I just went and got Gas. Don't want to deal with all the lines tomorrow

I'm tempted to do the same thing.

Damar91 · #937 Postby **Damar91** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:07 am

Starting to see more of a NW motion taking place. Anyone else see that? Or is it just too early for my eyes?

n o o d l z · #938 Postby **n o o d l z** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:08 am

Damar91 wrote:Starting to see more of a NW motion taking place. Anyone else see that? Or is it just too early for my eyes?

Its been wobbling all over the place, its generally been moving WNW though.

#939 Postby **HURAKAN** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:24 am

JUST A MONSTER!

mtm4319 · #940 Postby **mtm4319** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:41 am

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WTNT34 KNHC 190835
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE WILMA ADVISORY NUMBER 16
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2005

...AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE REPORTED 884 MB...THE LOWEST
MINIMUM PRESSURE EVER MEASURED IN A HURRICANE IN THE ATLANTIC
BASIN...THIS VALUE SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION UNTIL CALIBRATED...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA FROM CABO CATOCHE TO PUNTA GRUESA.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT IN CUBA FOR THE PROVINCES OF
MATANZAS WESTWARD THROUGH PINAR DEL RIO...AND FOR THE ISLE OF
YOUTH. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HONDURAS FROM THE
HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER WESTWARD TO CABO CAMARON.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.

ALL INTERESTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS AND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SHOULD
CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE WILMA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.5 WEST OR ABOUT 170 MILES...
270 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GRAND CAYMAN AND ABOUT 365 MILES...
590 KM...SOUTHEAST OF COZUMEL MEXICO.

WILMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 175 MPH...280 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. WILMA IS A CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES... 30 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 160 MILES...260 KM.

AN AIR FORCE PLANE JUST MEASURED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 884
MB...26.10 INCHES. THIS IS THE LOWEST PRESSURE EVER RECORDED IN A
HURRICANE IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN. HOWEVER...THIS PRESSURE VALUE
SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION UNTIL IT IS FULLY CALIBRATED.

WILMA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15
INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 25 INCHES IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN
ACROSS CUBA THROUGH FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5
TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE CAYMAN ISLANDS...SWAN ISLAND...AND JAMAICA THROUGH
THURSDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH
ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE FROM HONDURAS
NORTHWARD TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY.

REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...17.2 N... 82.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...175
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 884 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM
EDT.

FORECASTER AVILA

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Hurricane Wilma - Cat. 5

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