Had a chat with a Hurricane Hunter today.
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Had a chat with a Hurricane Hunter today.
I was over in Biloxi picking up some free trees today and I noticed a man wearing a Airforce uniform with the hurricane hunter patch on the shoulder. I went up to him and stuck up a conservation about last season's hurricanes. I asked him if he flew Katrina and he said he did. He said Katrina was a magnificant hurricane with a beautiful stadium-effect eye. Not very much turbulence and he didn't observe any lightning. I asked him if he also flew Wilma and again he replied that he had. He said he did a pentration when the eye was about 5NM wide and he said "we were in and out in a flash." Said that the crews that did the pentration when the eye was 2NM wide had a hard time getting a sonde dead center......MGC
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MGC wrote:He didn't mention what Wilma's eye looked like on the inside, only that they were not in it very long.....MGC
If I'm not mistaken (it's been a while), but I thought the 2-5nm eye was during the nighttime. If that is the case, they probably couldn't see much. Even with some moonlight, eye passage would happen so quickly to really soak up the view.
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HERE'S A RUNDOWN OF HURRICANE WILMA FROM BEGINING TO END....
Saturday - October 15 - Tropical Depression "Number Twenty-Four" forms in Western Carribean Sea - 85m/140km SW of Jamaica
5:00 PM - Depression is Drifting Westward near 3 MPH/6 KPH - Sustained Winds near 30 MPH/45KM - 1004 MB
11:00 PM - Moving Twoard the Southwest near 3 MPH/6 KPH - Sustained Winds near 30 MPH/45KM - 1003 MB
Sunday - October 16 - Tropical Depression getting Better Organized as it Remains Nearly Stationary over the Western Carribean Sea
2:00 AM - Slow West to Southwestward Motion of about 3mph/6kph - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1003 MB
5:00 AM - Drifting twoard the West near 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1003 MB
8:00 AM - Moved Little over the past few hours - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1003 MB
11:00 AM - Depression has remained stationary for several hours - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1002 MB
2:00 PM - Depression "Meandering" in the Northwest Carribean - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1002 MB
5:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest at 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1001 MB
8:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest at 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1004 MB
11:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest at 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1001 MB
Monday - October 17 - Tropical Storm Wilma - 21st Named Storm of 2005 - Ties Record of 1933
2:00 AM - "Meandering" in same General Area for the past few hours - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1000 MB
5:00 AM - Tropical Storm "Wilma" Moving Southwest near 3mph/6mph - Sustained Winds near 40mph/65mph - 1000 MB
8:00 AM - Moving "Erratically" Southward at 5mph/8kph - Sustained Winds near 40mph/65mph - 1000 MB
11:00 AM - Moving twoard the Southwest near 5mph/8kph - Sustained Winds near 45mph/75kph - 998 MB
2:00 PM - Drifted Southward over past few hours - Sustained Winds near 50mph/85kph - 997 MB
5:00 PM - Drifted Southward over past few hours - Sustained Winds near 50mph/85kph - 989 MB
8:00 PM - Wilma is Nearly Stationary - Sustained Winds near 50mph/85kph - 989 MB
11:00 PM - Moving West near 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 65mph/100kph - 987 MB
Tuesday - October 18 - Hurricane Wilma - 12th Hurricane of the Season - Heading "Northwestward"
2:00 AM - Wilma has Barely Moved for the past Several Hours - Sustained Winds near 65mph/100kph - 984 MB
5:00 AM - Nearly Stationary - Growing to Hurricane - Sustained Winds near 70mph/110kph - 982 MB
8:00 AM - Drifting Northward twoard Yucatan - Sustained Winds near 70mph/110kph - 980 MB
11:00 AM - Hurricane "Wilma" Moving twoard Northwest at 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 75mph/120kph - 977 MB
2:00 PM - Moving twoard West-Northwest near 8mph/12kph - Sustained Winds near 80mph/130kph - 975 MB
5:00 PM - Moving twoard West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 80mph/130kph - 970 MB
8:00 PM - "Wobbled a Little Westward" - Same General Motion - Sustained Winds near 100mph/160kph - 954 MB
11:00 PM - Moving Generally twoard the West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 110mph/175kph - 945 MB
Tuesday October 18, 11:00 AM - Tropical Storm Wilma Becomes Hurricane Wilma
Tuesday October 18, 5:00 PM - Hurricane Watch Issued for Cuba and Mexico
Wednesday - October 19 - Wilma Becomes an Extremely Dangerous Hurricane - Lowest Pressure in Recorded History - Category 5
1:00 AM - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 901 MB
2:00 AM - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 901 MB
5:00 AM - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 175mph/280kph - 884 MB
8:00 AM - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 175mph/280kph - 882 MB
11:00 AM - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 175mph/280kph - 882 MB
2:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 165mph/270kph - 900 MB
5:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 160mph/260kph - 892 MB
8:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 160mph/260kph - 892 MB
11:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph w/ Wobbles - Sustained Winds near 155mph/250kph - 894 MB
Wednesday October 19, 11:00 AM - Hurricane Warning Issued for Yucatan, including Cozumel and Nearby Islands
Thursday - October 20 - Dangerous Category Four Hurricane - 215 Miles/345km Southeast of Cozumel
2:00 AM - Moving between West and West-Northwest w/ Wobbles - Sustained Winds near 155mph/250kph - 899 MB
4:00 AM CDT - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph w/ Wobbles - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 900 MB
7:00 AM CDT - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 145mph/230kph - 910 MB
10:00 AM CDT - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 145mph/230kph - 915 MB
1:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 5mph/7mph - Sustained Winds near 145mph/230kph - 915 MB
4:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 6mph/9kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 918 MB
7:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 5mph/7mph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 923 MB
10:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 6mph/9kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 923 MB
Thursday October 20, 1:00 AM - Cozumel Enters Tropical Storm Force Winds - Within 230 Miles from Center
Friday - October 21 - Large Eye Heading Twoard Cozumel and Northeast Yucatan - Category 4
1:00 AM CDT - Moving Northwest near 6mph/9kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 930 MB
4:00 AM CDT - Moving Northwest near 6mph/9kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 929 MB
7:00 AM CDT - Moving North-Northwest near 6mph/9kph - Sustained Winds near 145mph/230kph - 930 MB
10:00 AM CDT - Moving Northwest near 5mph/7kph - Sustained Winds near 145mph/230kph - 930 MB
1:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 5mph/7kph - Sustained Winds near 140mph/225kph - 926 MB
4:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 5mph/7kph - Sustained Winds near 140mph/225kph - 926 MB
7:00 PM CDT - Moving Erratically toward the Northwest near 4mph/6kph - Sustained Winds near 140mph/225kph - 930 MB
10:00 PM CDT - Moving toward the Northwest near 3mph/3kph - Sustained Winds near 140mph/225kph - 932 MB
Friday October 21, 1:00 AM - Large Eye Heading Directly to Cozumel with Category 4 Intensity
Friday October 21, 10:00 AM - Northwestern Eyewall Over Cozumel - Center 55 Miles Away
Friday October 21, 1:00 PM - Eyewall of Wilma Lashing Cozumel and Northeastern Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula
Friday October 21, 4:00 PM - Eye of Wilma Crossing over Cozumel - Northwestern Eyewall on the Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula
Friday October 21, 7:00 PM - Eye of Wilma Moving Slowly over the Northern End of Cozumel
Saturday - October 22 - Large Eye Relentessly Pounding Cancun and Cozumel - Weakens to Category 3, then Category 2
1:00 AM CDT - "Meandering" During the past few hours - Sustained Winds near 135mph/215kph - 935 MB
4:00 AM CDT - Wilma is Stationary 25 miles/45km Southwest of Cancun - Sustained Winds near 125mph/205kph - 935 MB
7:00 AM CDT - Wilma is "Drifting" Northward - Sustained Winds near 120mph/195kph - 943 MB
10:00 AM CDT - Wilma is "Drifting" Northward - Sustained Winds near 115mph/185kph - 946 MB
1:00 PM CDT - Wilma is "Erratically Drifting" Northward - Sustained Winds near 110mph/175kph - 953 MB
4:00 PM CDT - Wilma is Moving toward the North near 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 957 MB
7:00 PM CDT - Wilma is Moving toward the North near 3mph/5kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 959 MB
10:00 PM CDT - Wilma is Moving toward the North near 3mph/5kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 959 MB
Saturday October 22, 1:00 AM - Large Eye over Playa del Carmen on the Northeastern Yucatan Peninsula
Saturday October 22, 4:00 AM - Calm of Eye felt in Playa del Carmen - Really Clobbering Northeastern Yucatan
Saturday October 22, 7:00 AM - Eye Located just Inland between Cancun and Cozumel - Hurricane Force Winds Continue
Saturday October 22, 1:00 PM - Hurricane Force Winds have Persisted over Yucatan and Cozumel for 24 hours
Sunday - October 23 - Wilma Drifting Northeastward Off the Northeast Coast of Yucatan - Regains Category 3 Strength
1:00 AM CDT - Drifting Northeastward - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 962 MB
4:00 AM CDT - Moving toward the Northeast near 3mph/5kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 961 MB
7:00 AM CDT - Moving Northeast near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 961 MB
10:00 AM CDT - Moving Northeast near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 961 MB
1:00 PM CDT - Moving Northeast near 12mph/19kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 963 MB
4:00 PM CDT - Moving Northeast near 14mph/22kph - Sustained Winds near 105mph/165kph - 959 MB
8:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 15mph/24kph - Sustained Winds near 110mph/175kph - 958 MB
11:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 18mph/30kph - Sustained Winds near 115mph/185kph - 958 MB
Sunday October 22, 10:00 AM - Mexico Discontinues all Hurricane Warnings for Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel
Sunday October 22, 4:00 PM - Mexico Discontinues all Tropical Storm Warnings for Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel
Monday - October 24 - Headed for Southwest Florida - Winds Lashing Lower Florida Keys and Western Cuba
1:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 18mph/30kph - Sustained Winds near 115mph/185kph - 954 MB
3:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 20mph - Sustained Winds near 120mph - 954 MB
5:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 20mph - Sustained Winds near 125mph - 950 MB
7:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 23mph - Sustained Winds near 120mph - 950 MB
9:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 25mph - Sustained Winds near 110mph - 952 MB
11:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 25mph - Sustained Winds near 105mph - 956 MB
1:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 25mph - Sustained Winds near 105mph - 956 MB
2:30 PM - Moving Northeast near 29mph - Sustained Winds near 115mph - 955 MB
5:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 37mph - Sustained Winds near 120mph - 954 MB
8:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 38mph - Sustained Winds near 125mph - 955 MB
11:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 47mph - Sustained Winds near 125mph - 959 MB
Monday October 23, 9:00 AM - Wilma Centered over the Southern Florida Peninsula
Monday October 23, 11:00 AM - Large Eye of Wilma Over Palm Beach and Martin Counties in Southeastern Florida
Monday October 23, 1:00 PM - Large Eye of Wilma Emerges into the Atlantic Ocean
Monday October 23, 11:00 PM - Wilma Continues to Accelerate Rapidly Northeastward, Parallel to the U.S. East Coast
Tuesday - October 25 - Wilma Beginning to Weaken as it Races Northward
5:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 53mph - Sustained Winds near 115mph - 965 MB
11:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 53mph - Sustained Winds near 105mph - 970 MB
5:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 53mph - Sustained Winds near 85mph - 976 MB
Tuesday October 25, 11:00 AM - Wilma Weakening and Starting to Lose Tropical Characteristics
Tuesday October 25, 5:00 PM - Wilma becoming Extratropical - 205 Miles South-Southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Saturday - October 15 - Tropical Depression "Number Twenty-Four" forms in Western Carribean Sea - 85m/140km SW of Jamaica
5:00 PM - Depression is Drifting Westward near 3 MPH/6 KPH - Sustained Winds near 30 MPH/45KM - 1004 MB
11:00 PM - Moving Twoard the Southwest near 3 MPH/6 KPH - Sustained Winds near 30 MPH/45KM - 1003 MB
Sunday - October 16 - Tropical Depression getting Better Organized as it Remains Nearly Stationary over the Western Carribean Sea
2:00 AM - Slow West to Southwestward Motion of about 3mph/6kph - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1003 MB
5:00 AM - Drifting twoard the West near 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1003 MB
8:00 AM - Moved Little over the past few hours - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1003 MB
11:00 AM - Depression has remained stationary for several hours - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1002 MB
2:00 PM - Depression "Meandering" in the Northwest Carribean - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1002 MB
5:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest at 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1001 MB
8:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest at 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1004 MB
11:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest at 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1001 MB
Monday - October 17 - Tropical Storm Wilma - 21st Named Storm of 2005 - Ties Record of 1933
2:00 AM - "Meandering" in same General Area for the past few hours - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1000 MB
5:00 AM - Tropical Storm "Wilma" Moving Southwest near 3mph/6mph - Sustained Winds near 40mph/65mph - 1000 MB
8:00 AM - Moving "Erratically" Southward at 5mph/8kph - Sustained Winds near 40mph/65mph - 1000 MB
11:00 AM - Moving twoard the Southwest near 5mph/8kph - Sustained Winds near 45mph/75kph - 998 MB
2:00 PM - Drifted Southward over past few hours - Sustained Winds near 50mph/85kph - 997 MB
5:00 PM - Drifted Southward over past few hours - Sustained Winds near 50mph/85kph - 989 MB
8:00 PM - Wilma is Nearly Stationary - Sustained Winds near 50mph/85kph - 989 MB
11:00 PM - Moving West near 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 65mph/100kph - 987 MB
Tuesday - October 18 - Hurricane Wilma - 12th Hurricane of the Season - Heading "Northwestward"
2:00 AM - Wilma has Barely Moved for the past Several Hours - Sustained Winds near 65mph/100kph - 984 MB
5:00 AM - Nearly Stationary - Growing to Hurricane - Sustained Winds near 70mph/110kph - 982 MB
8:00 AM - Drifting Northward twoard Yucatan - Sustained Winds near 70mph/110kph - 980 MB
11:00 AM - Hurricane "Wilma" Moving twoard Northwest at 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 75mph/120kph - 977 MB
2:00 PM - Moving twoard West-Northwest near 8mph/12kph - Sustained Winds near 80mph/130kph - 975 MB
5:00 PM - Moving twoard West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 80mph/130kph - 970 MB
8:00 PM - "Wobbled a Little Westward" - Same General Motion - Sustained Winds near 100mph/160kph - 954 MB
11:00 PM - Moving Generally twoard the West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 110mph/175kph - 945 MB
Tuesday October 18, 11:00 AM - Tropical Storm Wilma Becomes Hurricane Wilma
Tuesday October 18, 5:00 PM - Hurricane Watch Issued for Cuba and Mexico
Wednesday - October 19 - Wilma Becomes an Extremely Dangerous Hurricane - Lowest Pressure in Recorded History - Category 5
1:00 AM - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 901 MB
2:00 AM - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 901 MB
5:00 AM - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 175mph/280kph - 884 MB
8:00 AM - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 175mph/280kph - 882 MB
11:00 AM - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 175mph/280kph - 882 MB
2:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 165mph/270kph - 900 MB
5:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 160mph/260kph - 892 MB
8:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 160mph/260kph - 892 MB
11:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph w/ Wobbles - Sustained Winds near 155mph/250kph - 894 MB
Wednesday October 19, 11:00 AM - Hurricane Warning Issued for Yucatan, including Cozumel and Nearby Islands
Thursday - October 20 - Dangerous Category Four Hurricane - 215 Miles/345km Southeast of Cozumel
2:00 AM - Moving between West and West-Northwest w/ Wobbles - Sustained Winds near 155mph/250kph - 899 MB
4:00 AM CDT - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph w/ Wobbles - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 900 MB
7:00 AM CDT - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 145mph/230kph - 910 MB
10:00 AM CDT - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 145mph/230kph - 915 MB
1:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 5mph/7mph - Sustained Winds near 145mph/230kph - 915 MB
4:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 6mph/9kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 918 MB
7:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 5mph/7mph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 923 MB
10:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 6mph/9kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 923 MB
Thursday October 20, 1:00 AM - Cozumel Enters Tropical Storm Force Winds - Within 230 Miles from Center
Friday - October 21 - Large Eye Heading Twoard Cozumel and Northeast Yucatan - Category 4
1:00 AM CDT - Moving Northwest near 6mph/9kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 930 MB
4:00 AM CDT - Moving Northwest near 6mph/9kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 929 MB
7:00 AM CDT - Moving North-Northwest near 6mph/9kph - Sustained Winds near 145mph/230kph - 930 MB
10:00 AM CDT - Moving Northwest near 5mph/7kph - Sustained Winds near 145mph/230kph - 930 MB
1:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 5mph/7kph - Sustained Winds near 140mph/225kph - 926 MB
4:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 5mph/7kph - Sustained Winds near 140mph/225kph - 926 MB
7:00 PM CDT - Moving Erratically toward the Northwest near 4mph/6kph - Sustained Winds near 140mph/225kph - 930 MB
10:00 PM CDT - Moving toward the Northwest near 3mph/3kph - Sustained Winds near 140mph/225kph - 932 MB
Friday October 21, 1:00 AM - Large Eye Heading Directly to Cozumel with Category 4 Intensity
Friday October 21, 10:00 AM - Northwestern Eyewall Over Cozumel - Center 55 Miles Away
Friday October 21, 1:00 PM - Eyewall of Wilma Lashing Cozumel and Northeastern Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula
Friday October 21, 4:00 PM - Eye of Wilma Crossing over Cozumel - Northwestern Eyewall on the Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula
Friday October 21, 7:00 PM - Eye of Wilma Moving Slowly over the Northern End of Cozumel
Saturday - October 22 - Large Eye Relentessly Pounding Cancun and Cozumel - Weakens to Category 3, then Category 2
1:00 AM CDT - "Meandering" During the past few hours - Sustained Winds near 135mph/215kph - 935 MB
4:00 AM CDT - Wilma is Stationary 25 miles/45km Southwest of Cancun - Sustained Winds near 125mph/205kph - 935 MB
7:00 AM CDT - Wilma is "Drifting" Northward - Sustained Winds near 120mph/195kph - 943 MB
10:00 AM CDT - Wilma is "Drifting" Northward - Sustained Winds near 115mph/185kph - 946 MB
1:00 PM CDT - Wilma is "Erratically Drifting" Northward - Sustained Winds near 110mph/175kph - 953 MB
4:00 PM CDT - Wilma is Moving toward the North near 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 957 MB
7:00 PM CDT - Wilma is Moving toward the North near 3mph/5kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 959 MB
10:00 PM CDT - Wilma is Moving toward the North near 3mph/5kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 959 MB
Saturday October 22, 1:00 AM - Large Eye over Playa del Carmen on the Northeastern Yucatan Peninsula
Saturday October 22, 4:00 AM - Calm of Eye felt in Playa del Carmen - Really Clobbering Northeastern Yucatan
Saturday October 22, 7:00 AM - Eye Located just Inland between Cancun and Cozumel - Hurricane Force Winds Continue
Saturday October 22, 1:00 PM - Hurricane Force Winds have Persisted over Yucatan and Cozumel for 24 hours
Sunday - October 23 - Wilma Drifting Northeastward Off the Northeast Coast of Yucatan - Regains Category 3 Strength
1:00 AM CDT - Drifting Northeastward - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 962 MB
4:00 AM CDT - Moving toward the Northeast near 3mph/5kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 961 MB
7:00 AM CDT - Moving Northeast near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 961 MB
10:00 AM CDT - Moving Northeast near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 961 MB
1:00 PM CDT - Moving Northeast near 12mph/19kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 963 MB
4:00 PM CDT - Moving Northeast near 14mph/22kph - Sustained Winds near 105mph/165kph - 959 MB
8:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 15mph/24kph - Sustained Winds near 110mph/175kph - 958 MB
11:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 18mph/30kph - Sustained Winds near 115mph/185kph - 958 MB
Sunday October 22, 10:00 AM - Mexico Discontinues all Hurricane Warnings for Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel
Sunday October 22, 4:00 PM - Mexico Discontinues all Tropical Storm Warnings for Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel
Monday - October 24 - Headed for Southwest Florida - Winds Lashing Lower Florida Keys and Western Cuba
1:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 18mph/30kph - Sustained Winds near 115mph/185kph - 954 MB
3:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 20mph - Sustained Winds near 120mph - 954 MB
5:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 20mph - Sustained Winds near 125mph - 950 MB
7:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 23mph - Sustained Winds near 120mph - 950 MB
9:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 25mph - Sustained Winds near 110mph - 952 MB
11:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 25mph - Sustained Winds near 105mph - 956 MB
1:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 25mph - Sustained Winds near 105mph - 956 MB
2:30 PM - Moving Northeast near 29mph - Sustained Winds near 115mph - 955 MB
5:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 37mph - Sustained Winds near 120mph - 954 MB
8:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 38mph - Sustained Winds near 125mph - 955 MB
11:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 47mph - Sustained Winds near 125mph - 959 MB
Monday October 23, 9:00 AM - Wilma Centered over the Southern Florida Peninsula
Monday October 23, 11:00 AM - Large Eye of Wilma Over Palm Beach and Martin Counties in Southeastern Florida
Monday October 23, 1:00 PM - Large Eye of Wilma Emerges into the Atlantic Ocean
Monday October 23, 11:00 PM - Wilma Continues to Accelerate Rapidly Northeastward, Parallel to the U.S. East Coast
Tuesday - October 25 - Wilma Beginning to Weaken as it Races Northward
5:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 53mph - Sustained Winds near 115mph - 965 MB
11:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 53mph - Sustained Winds near 105mph - 970 MB
5:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 53mph - Sustained Winds near 85mph - 976 MB
Tuesday October 25, 11:00 AM - Wilma Weakening and Starting to Lose Tropical Characteristics
Tuesday October 25, 5:00 PM - Wilma becoming Extratropical - 205 Miles South-Southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia
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HERE'S A RUNDOWN OF HURRICANE WILMA FROM BEGINING TO END....
Saturday - October 15 - Tropical Depression "Number Twenty-Four" forms in Western Carribean Sea - 85m/140km SW of Jamaica
5:00 PM - Depression is Drifting Westward near 3 MPH/6 KPH - Sustained Winds near 30 MPH/45KM - 1004 MB
11:00 PM - Moving Twoard the Southwest near 3 MPH/6 KPH - Sustained Winds near 30 MPH/45KM - 1003 MB
Sunday - October 16 - Tropical Depression getting Better Organized as it Remains Nearly Stationary over the Western Carribean Sea
2:00 AM - Slow West to Southwestward Motion of about 3mph/6kph - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1003 MB
5:00 AM - Drifting twoard the West near 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1003 MB
8:00 AM - Moved Little over the past few hours - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1003 MB
11:00 AM - Depression has remained stationary for several hours - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1002 MB
2:00 PM - Depression "Meandering" in the Northwest Carribean - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1002 MB
5:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest at 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1001 MB
8:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest at 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1004 MB
11:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest at 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1001 MB
Monday - October 17 - Tropical Storm Wilma - 21st Named Storm of 2005 - Ties Record of 1933
2:00 AM - "Meandering" in same General Area for the past few hours - Sustained Winds near 35mph/55kph - 1000 MB
5:00 AM - Tropical Storm "Wilma" Moving Southwest near 3mph/6mph - Sustained Winds near 40mph/65mph - 1000 MB
8:00 AM - Moving "Erratically" Southward at 5mph/8kph - Sustained Winds near 40mph/65mph - 1000 MB
11:00 AM - Moving twoard the Southwest near 5mph/8kph - Sustained Winds near 45mph/75kph - 998 MB
2:00 PM - Drifted Southward over past few hours - Sustained Winds near 50mph/85kph - 997 MB
5:00 PM - Drifted Southward over past few hours - Sustained Winds near 50mph/85kph - 989 MB
8:00 PM - Wilma is Nearly Stationary - Sustained Winds near 50mph/85kph - 989 MB
11:00 PM - Moving West near 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 65mph/100kph - 987 MB
Tuesday - October 18 - Hurricane Wilma - 12th Hurricane of the Season - Heading "Northwestward"
2:00 AM - Wilma has Barely Moved for the past Several Hours - Sustained Winds near 65mph/100kph - 984 MB
5:00 AM - Nearly Stationary - Growing to Hurricane - Sustained Winds near 70mph/110kph - 982 MB
8:00 AM - Drifting Northward twoard Yucatan - Sustained Winds near 70mph/110kph - 980 MB
11:00 AM - Hurricane "Wilma" Moving twoard Northwest at 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 75mph/120kph - 977 MB
2:00 PM - Moving twoard West-Northwest near 8mph/12kph - Sustained Winds near 80mph/130kph - 975 MB
5:00 PM - Moving twoard West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 80mph/130kph - 970 MB
8:00 PM - "Wobbled a Little Westward" - Same General Motion - Sustained Winds near 100mph/160kph - 954 MB
11:00 PM - Moving Generally twoard the West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 110mph/175kph - 945 MB
Tuesday October 18, 11:00 AM - Tropical Storm Wilma Becomes Hurricane Wilma
Tuesday October 18, 5:00 PM - Hurricane Watch Issued for Cuba and Mexico
Wednesday - October 19 - Wilma Becomes an Extremely Dangerous Hurricane - Lowest Pressure in Recorded History - Category 5
1:00 AM - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 901 MB
2:00 AM - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 901 MB
5:00 AM - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 175mph/280kph - 884 MB
8:00 AM - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 175mph/280kph - 882 MB
11:00 AM - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 175mph/280kph - 882 MB
2:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 165mph/270kph - 900 MB
5:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 160mph/260kph - 892 MB
8:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 160mph/260kph - 892 MB
11:00 PM - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph w/ Wobbles - Sustained Winds near 155mph/250kph - 894 MB
Wednesday October 19, 11:00 AM - Hurricane Warning Issued for Yucatan, including Cozumel and Nearby Islands
Thursday - October 20 - Dangerous Category Four Hurricane - 215 Miles/345km Southeast of Cozumel
2:00 AM - Moving between West and West-Northwest w/ Wobbles - Sustained Winds near 155mph/250kph - 899 MB
4:00 AM CDT - Moving West-Northwest near 8mph/13kph w/ Wobbles - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 900 MB
7:00 AM CDT - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 145mph/230kph - 910 MB
10:00 AM CDT - Moving West-Northwest near 7mph/11kph - Sustained Winds near 145mph/230kph - 915 MB
1:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 5mph/7mph - Sustained Winds near 145mph/230kph - 915 MB
4:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 6mph/9kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 918 MB
7:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 5mph/7mph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 923 MB
10:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 6mph/9kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 923 MB
Thursday October 20, 1:00 AM - Cozumel Enters Tropical Storm Force Winds - Within 230 Miles from Center
Friday - October 21 - Large Eye Heading Twoard Cozumel and Northeast Yucatan - Category 4
1:00 AM CDT - Moving Northwest near 6mph/9kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 930 MB
4:00 AM CDT - Moving Northwest near 6mph/9kph - Sustained Winds near 150mph/240kph - 929 MB
7:00 AM CDT - Moving North-Northwest near 6mph/9kph - Sustained Winds near 145mph/230kph - 930 MB
10:00 AM CDT - Moving Northwest near 5mph/7kph - Sustained Winds near 145mph/230kph - 930 MB
1:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 5mph/7kph - Sustained Winds near 140mph/225kph - 926 MB
4:00 PM CDT - Moving Northwest near 5mph/7kph - Sustained Winds near 140mph/225kph - 926 MB
7:00 PM CDT - Moving Erratically toward the Northwest near 4mph/6kph - Sustained Winds near 140mph/225kph - 930 MB
10:00 PM CDT - Moving toward the Northwest near 3mph/3kph - Sustained Winds near 140mph/225kph - 932 MB
Friday October 21, 1:00 AM - Large Eye Heading Directly to Cozumel with Category 4 Intensity
Friday October 21, 10:00 AM - Northwestern Eyewall Over Cozumel - Center 55 Miles Away
Friday October 21, 1:00 PM - Eyewall of Wilma Lashing Cozumel and Northeastern Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula
Friday October 21, 4:00 PM - Eye of Wilma Crossing over Cozumel - Northwestern Eyewall on the Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula
Friday October 21, 7:00 PM - Eye of Wilma Moving Slowly over the Northern End of Cozumel
Saturday - October 22 - Large Eye Relentessly Pounding Cancun and Cozumel - Weakens to Category 3, then Category 2
1:00 AM CDT - "Meandering" During the past few hours - Sustained Winds near 135mph/215kph - 935 MB
4:00 AM CDT - Wilma is Stationary 25 miles/45km Southwest of Cancun - Sustained Winds near 125mph/205kph - 935 MB
7:00 AM CDT - Wilma is "Drifting" Northward - Sustained Winds near 120mph/195kph - 943 MB
10:00 AM CDT - Wilma is "Drifting" Northward - Sustained Winds near 115mph/185kph - 946 MB
1:00 PM CDT - Wilma is "Erratically Drifting" Northward - Sustained Winds near 110mph/175kph - 953 MB
4:00 PM CDT - Wilma is Moving toward the North near 2mph/4kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 957 MB
7:00 PM CDT - Wilma is Moving toward the North near 3mph/5kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 959 MB
10:00 PM CDT - Wilma is Moving toward the North near 3mph/5kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 959 MB
Saturday October 22, 1:00 AM - Large Eye over Playa del Carmen on the Northeastern Yucatan Peninsula
Saturday October 22, 4:00 AM - Calm of Eye felt in Playa del Carmen - Really Clobbering Northeastern Yucatan
Saturday October 22, 7:00 AM - Eye Located just Inland between Cancun and Cozumel - Hurricane Force Winds Continue
Saturday October 22, 1:00 PM - Hurricane Force Winds have Persisted over Yucatan and Cozumel for 24 hours
Sunday - October 23 - Wilma Drifting Northeastward Off the Northeast Coast of Yucatan - Regains Category 3 Strength
1:00 AM CDT - Drifting Northeastward - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 962 MB
4:00 AM CDT - Moving toward the Northeast near 3mph/5kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 961 MB
7:00 AM CDT - Moving Northeast near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 961 MB
10:00 AM CDT - Moving Northeast near 8mph/13kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 961 MB
1:00 PM CDT - Moving Northeast near 12mph/19kph - Sustained Winds near 100 mph - 963 MB
4:00 PM CDT - Moving Northeast near 14mph/22kph - Sustained Winds near 105mph/165kph - 959 MB
8:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 15mph/24kph - Sustained Winds near 110mph/175kph - 958 MB
11:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 18mph/30kph - Sustained Winds near 115mph/185kph - 958 MB
Sunday October 22, 10:00 AM - Mexico Discontinues all Hurricane Warnings for Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel
Sunday October 22, 4:00 PM - Mexico Discontinues all Tropical Storm Warnings for Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel
Monday - October 24 - Headed for Southwest Florida - Winds Lashing Lower Florida Keys and Western Cuba
1:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 18mph/30kph - Sustained Winds near 115mph/185kph - 954 MB
3:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 20mph - Sustained Winds near 120mph - 954 MB
5:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 20mph - Sustained Winds near 125mph - 950 MB
7:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 23mph - Sustained Winds near 120mph - 950 MB
9:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 25mph - Sustained Winds near 110mph - 952 MB
11:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 25mph - Sustained Winds near 105mph - 956 MB
1:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 25mph - Sustained Winds near 105mph - 956 MB
2:30 PM - Moving Northeast near 29mph - Sustained Winds near 115mph - 955 MB
5:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 37mph - Sustained Winds near 120mph - 954 MB
8:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 38mph - Sustained Winds near 125mph - 955 MB
11:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 47mph - Sustained Winds near 125mph - 959 MB
Monday October 23, 9:00 AM - Wilma Centered over the Southern Florida Peninsula
Monday October 23, 11:00 AM - Large Eye of Wilma Over Palm Beach and Martin Counties in Southeastern Florida
Monday October 23, 1:00 PM - Large Eye of Wilma Emerges into the Atlantic Ocean
Monday October 23, 11:00 PM - Wilma Continues to Accelerate Rapidly Northeastward, Parallel to the U.S. East Coast
Tuesday - October 25 - Wilma Beginning to Weaken as it Races Northward
5:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 53mph - Sustained Winds near 115mph - 965 MB
11:00 AM - Moving Northeast near 53mph - Sustained Winds near 105mph - 970 MB
5:00 PM - Moving Northeast near 53mph - Sustained Winds near 85mph - 976 MB
Tuesday October 25, 11:00 AM - Wilma Weakening and Starting to Lose Tropical Characteristics
Tuesday October 25, 5:00 PM - Wilma becoming Extratropical - 205 Miles South-Southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Those guys are very enlightening! I've actually met several in the past month (due to the fact that I'm in the process of cross-training as a DROP (dropsonde operator).
Did this person have brass on their cap (or shoulders)... if so, you probably ran into a ARWO (wx officer) or a Pilot/Navigator. If not... it was a DROP.
Did this person have brass on their cap (or shoulders)... if so, you probably ran into a ARWO (wx officer) or a Pilot/Navigator. If not... it was a DROP.
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