Wilma is now the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin

pazzo83pazzo83
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in AppleOutsider edited January 2014
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At 403 am while I was listening in on the hurricane conf call...a new fix came in with 887 mb. The strongest hurricane ever in the atlantic basin. I am in absolute awe.



http://www.easternuswx.com/bb/index.php?showtopic=59017



This is insane, I am really at a loss for words.

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  • Reply 1 of 11
    pazzo83pazzo83 Posts: 12member
    Pressure is now at 884 mb. Jesus...





    The world record btw is 870mb in Typhoon Tip.
  • Reply 2 of 11
    pazzo83pazzo83 Posts: 12member
    Hurricane WILMA Public Advisory

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    UPDATE

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    WTNT34 KNHC 190835

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    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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  • Reply 3 of 11
    haraldharald Posts: 2,152member
    Fuck.
  • Reply 4 of 11
    not unlike myselfnot unlike myself Posts: 2,037member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Harald

    Fuck.



    -while you can (if you live in Florida). Because it may be your last.
  • Reply 5 of 11
    fngfng Posts: 222member
    Is it time for my sister and her boyfriend to implement their motorcycle escape plan?
  • Reply 6 of 11
    jim paradisejim paradise Posts: 116member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by fng

    Is it time for my sister and her boyfriend to implement their motorcycle escape plan?



    Just once I'd like an opportunity to have to do that.
  • Reply 7 of 11
    placeboplacebo Posts: 5,767member
    These do seem to be the end times.
  • Reply 8 of 11
    awillawill Posts: 43member
    If it turns out to be as bad as projected it will be interesting to see how many people stay and try to "weather the storm". Some would reason that should have been some lessons learned from the past two storms.



    But I am sure that will be Bush's fault also.
  • Reply 9 of 11
    midwintermidwinter Posts: 10,060member
    Wilma expected to make landfall in the morning at NaplesX. Batten down those hatches, south Florida.
  • Reply 10 of 11
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    Wilma is passing over now. I'm in Melbourne FL, which got the direct hit from Frances and Jeanne last year. Frances hit us as a category 4, and did a lot of damage, and I imagine that's more or less how it's going to be in Naples. There was major beach erosion, structural, and power/telephone line damage everywhere.



    We're not getting much of Wilma, since we're about 100-130 miles north of the eye right now. Probably 50-60 mph winds and a lot of rain. The causeway is shut down, though, so I'm stuck on the island until it passes. . . shucks.
  • Reply 11 of 11
    ricksbrainricksbrain Posts: 517member
    I'm in Miami. My house is fine, but all my neighbors roofs had their shingles completely blown off. Glad I spent the dough to fix mine 2 years ago.



    It was a heck of a storm. The rafters were creaking and moaning under the strain of the wind. It was really creepy.



    By the way, dial-up is a godsend, but really, really, slow...
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