Hurricane Wilma - Cat. 5

[gatorcane]

I'll tell you she has some good tricks up her sleeve.

Watch her stall right off the coast.

[skysummit]

Should I feel relieved that this will only be CAT 1 when it comes
to FL? Or might it be stronger?

I mean CAT 1 is bad but it's weak compared to cat 3.

There's no proof of here only being a CAT 1. Give it a day or so.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

I know I was just going by what was forecasted- but you are right
it might not weaken that much. SO I will keep watching it.

[Praxus]

Looking pretty stationary....bad news for cancun AND florida if it doesn't
move much more westwards.

[eyewall07]

Cold fronts are alot easier to predict than cyclones. The front is forecast to be at or past Tampa. No Way the storm wll go through the front. Ft.Myers or south is the best forecast at this point.

As far as current movement, I fear a lot of wierd wobbles and jerks. Opehila comes to mind. The first part of the forecast is almost impossiable to pin down right now, and yet it is the most important for the final intensity.

[CHRISTY]

it seems like it doesn't want to go onland....

[6SpeedTA95]

During Max Mayfields's press conference, he was asked about Tampa being directly affected, and he didn't feel that Tampa would recieve a direct hit, but wouldn't say 100%. At this point, I think Wilma has got a few surprises left for all of us

She'll be out of the gulf stream fairly quick.

[fasterdisaster]

Has it made a technical landfall on Cozumel?

[cinlfla]

During Max Mayfields's press conference, he was asked about Tampa being directly affected, and he didn't feel that Tampa would recieve a direct hit, but wouldn't say 100%. At this point, I think Wilma has got a few surprises left for all of us

Yeah, and they also thought Charley was going to Tampa and didn't. There were a lot of people caught off gaurd. I know this subject has been beat to death but its true. I think that is why so many people are jumpy and wanting to know where she's ging to make lanfall it sure makes a person nervous not knowing and being told one think and something totally different happans.

[fasterdisaster]

Has it made a technical landfall on Cozumel?

[6SpeedTA95]

During Max Mayfields's press conference, he was asked about Tampa being directly affected, and he didn't feel that Tampa would recieve a direct hit, but wouldn't say 100%. At this point, I think Wilma has got a few surprises left for all of us

She'll be out of the gulf stream fairly quick.

[mvtrucking]

Wilma will bea Cat 5 when it strikes the Florida east coast!!!!! ( j/k), Seriously though, everyone needs to relax and enjoy the Dolphins game tonight, and tommorow we will know much, much more about all of this!

Enjoy the game tonight because next weeks game in "Death Valley" will not be enjoyable for Dolphin fans Sorry off topic.

[6SpeedTA95]

Has it made a technical landfall on Cozumel?

yeah a long time ago she's been stuck over the island for the better part of 7 hrs.

[Damar91]

During Max Mayfields's press conference, he was asked about Tampa being directly affected, and he didn't feel that Tampa would recieve a direct hit, but wouldn't say 100%. At this point, I think Wilma has got a few surprises left for all of us

Yeah, and they also thought Charley was going to Tampa and didn't. There were a lot of people caught off gaurd. I know this subject has been beat to death but its true. I think that is why so many people are jumpy and wanting to know where she's ging to make lanfall it sure makes a person nervous not knowing and being told one think and something totally different happans.

That is why he would not rule out completely a Tampa landfall!

[gatorcane]

Cold fronts are alot easier to predict than cyclones. The front is forecast to be at or past Tampa. No Way the storm wll go through the front. Ft.Myers or south is the best forecast at this point.

As far as current movement, I fear a lot of wierd wobbles and jerks. Opehila comes to mind. The first part of the forecast is almost impossiable to pin down right now, and yet it is the most important for the final intensity.

A front that is supposed to clear the FL peninsula aint going to happen this early. Models are jumping on this trough to quick.

[Mello1]

looks to me that she's being pulled to the north...

I T I S A W O B B L E!!!

I think that we should keep in mind that with the eye that close to the Yucatan shoreline, wobbles make all the difference. There are models that show the eye hugging around the northern shoreline tip.

At this point, all any of us can do is WAIT and WATCH WHAT HAPPENS.

[Damar91]

Wilma will bea Cat 5 when it strikes the Florida east coast!!!!! ( j/k), Seriously though, everyone needs to relax and enjoy the Dolphins game tonight, and tommorow we will know much, much more about all of this!

Enjoy the game tonight because next weeks game in "Death Valley" will not be enjoyable for Dolphin fans Sorry off topic.

You know we play New Orleans next week right?

[CHRISTY]

wrong you can clearly see the jet stream deeping down to south in the water vapor loop.. this front is suppose to drop temperatures into the lower sixtys here in south florida!

[artist]

how can you say she will be out of it quickly? Have we not seen storms that seem to find the warmest spots? And according to the path I see projected she will be over it forawhile! Those on the set cosat please don't let your guard down until she is on her way and we know where she is traveling .

[O Town]

Ok call me lazy, but where is Ft Meyers in relation to say Tampa? I know I could use Google to find it, but y'all are quicker. Thank you for entertaining my question.

Fort Myers is in Lee county.