Hurricane Wilma - Cat. 5

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#4941 Postby THead » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:53 pm

Raebie wrote:Lots of cold cloud tops there...looks like the eye is being squeezed. What's up with that?

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That pic is almost 4 hours old. This is her now:




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#4942 Postby ALhurricane » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:53 pm

AT 9 PM EDT...0100Z... THE CENTER OF THE LARGE EYE OF HURRICANE
WILMA WAS ESTIMATED BY THE NOAA DOPPLER RADAR IN KEY WEST FLORIDA
NEAR LATITUDE 24.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.2 WEST OR ABOUT 160 MILES...
255 KM... WEST-SOUTHWEST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA AND ABOUT 210 MILES...
340 KM... SOUTHWEST OF NAPLES FLORIDA.

RECENT DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
AND FROM THE NOAA DOPPLER RADAR IN KEY WEST FLORIDA INDICATE WILMA
IS VERY NEAR CATEGORY THREE...OR MAJOR... HURRICANE STRENGTH.

FORECASTER STEWART
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#4943 Postby Raebie » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:54 pm

It's the same bloody pic.
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#4944 Postby whereverwx » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:54 pm

Refresh your page.
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#4945 Postby whereverwx » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:54 pm

Refresh your page.
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#4946 Postby curtadams » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:55 pm

thermos wrote:She was organizing a while ago just very slowly. She needed that to be able to strengthen like she is now.

The biggest change in organization is happening now. In the last single frame, the E wall thickened noticeably, red convection became symmetrically distributed, and, most notably, the eye finally started really clearing. It's the organization that's alarming, because it permits further strengthening. The ultracold burps six hours ago were no big deal but these are.
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#4947 Postby whereverwx » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:55 pm

Refresh your page.

EDIT: Whoops. Whoa. I had no idea I clicked the "Submit" button that many times. Sorry. :oops:
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#4948 Postby thermos » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:56 pm

That's the same image. Looks like a crab is in there with a big pincher on the left.
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#4949 Postby THead » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:57 pm

Raebie wrote:It's the same bloody pic.


Scuze me, the one showing was REALLY "squished"
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#4950 Postby Raebie » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:57 pm

Calamity wrote:Refresh your page.


Who? Me? Look at the time on the image I posted. It's brand new.
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#4951 Postby HurricaneGirl » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:57 pm

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#4952 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:59 pm

Something tells me she might try for cat4 by landfall...
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#4953 Postby WindRunner » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:00 pm

Raebie wrote:
Calamity wrote:Refresh your page.


Who? Me? Look at the time on the image I posted. It's brand new.

They've both got the 0015Z time stamp on them. It's the same picture, different colors.
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#4954 Postby truballer#1 » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:01 pm

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very deep covection on east side.
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#4955 Postby StrongWind » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:01 pm

Mississippi Storm Magnet wrote:
JPmia wrote:you can't compare Rita and Katrina's damage to potential damage down here. Their codes up there were not anywhere near what they are down here.


Wind damage, yes you are right. Water, no. Those "supercodes" are designed for high winds, not 30 foot storm surges.

Most of the horrendous damage wasn't caused by wind. I live 5 miles inland, and got 8 feet of water in my house. Me, along with most others affected, would have escaped serious damage if it had not been for the surge.

Although, I only think people on the immediate Florida coast have to worry about the surge from Wilma. Those super codes will protect many inland homes down there. I hope we enact those same codes up here.
Yeah but those codes ain't worth the paper they're typed on if people don't put up their dang shutters :cry: (well the roof frame may stay attached to the house, but the house will be gutted.) Few business are boarded up and only about 1/3 of the houses seem to be. With Katrina, it seemed like 80% plus.
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#4956 Postby truballer#1 » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:01 pm

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#4957 Postby truballer#1 » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:02 pm

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#4958 Postby fasterdisaster » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:03 pm

This will be a Category 3 by 11, even if the NHC doesn't upgrade it.
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#4959 Postby THead » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:03 pm

WindRunner wrote:
Raebie wrote:
Calamity wrote:Refresh your page.


Who? Me? Look at the time on the image I posted. It's brand new.

They've both got the 0015Z time stamp on them. It's the same picture, different colors.


Yeah, it was my bad.
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#4960 Postby Stratosphere747 » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:04 pm

Matt-hurricanewatcher wrote:Something tells me she might try for cat4 by landfall...


If in the worse case scenario that it does or even gets close. Do NOT act excited and such as you have in past storms. This is a very serious situation for our Florida neighbors.

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