Hurricane Wilma Thread

[WyteWatt]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: ViRGE
Interesting, tiny wind field. It may not strengthen any more, but the windfield is going to likely grow by leaps and bounds over the next couple of eyewall cycles.

Yeah, really tiny.. pretty interesting.

Frankly, it's more like madness. It's late Ocotober, this ****** shouldn't be happening.

Hurricane Mitch happened in Oct.

 

[DAGTA]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: ViRGE
Interesting, tiny wind field. It may not strengthen any more, but the windfield is going to likely grow by leaps and bounds over the next couple of eyewall cycles.

Yeah, really tiny.. pretty interesting.

Frankly, it's more like madness. It's late Ocotober, this ****** shouldn't be happening.

Really? Doesen't hurricane season last well into November?

Yeah, the officially recognized end of the hurricane season is November 30th. It would be great if Wilma is the last one but it might not be.

 

[WyteWatt]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: ViRGE
Interesting, tiny wind field. It may not strengthen any more, but the windfield is going to likely grow by leaps and bounds over the next couple of eyewall cycles.

Yeah, really tiny.. pretty interesting.

Frankly, it's more like madness. It's late Ocotober, this ****** shouldn't be happening.

Really? Doesen't hurricane season last well into November?

Actually yes but thats only a set time. There have been hurricanes pass Nov. 30 and easily can be.

There will be another Major Hurricane this year.

Maybe a 4th Cat. 5

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: imtim83

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: ViRGE
Interesting, tiny wind field. It may not strengthen any more, but the windfield is going to likely grow by leaps and bounds over the next couple of eyewall cycles.

Yeah, really tiny.. pretty interesting.

Frankly, it's more like madness. It's late Ocotober, this ****** shouldn't be happening.

Hurricane Mitch happened in Oct.

Ya, but the season normally slows down and intensity drops after mid-September. To get a strong storm this time of the year is rare, to get a record breaker like this is unprecidented. You would expect such a storm to form between mid-August and mid-September, when water temperatures are at their peak.

 

[WyteWatt]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: imtim83

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: ViRGE
Interesting, tiny wind field. It may not strengthen any more, but the windfield is going to likely grow by leaps and bounds over the next couple of eyewall cycles.

Yeah, really tiny.. pretty interesting.

Frankly, it's more like madness. It's late Ocotober, this ****** shouldn't be happening.

Hurricane Mitch happened in Oct.

Ya, but the season normally slows down and intensity drops after mid-September. To get a strong storm this time of the year is rare, to get a record breaker like this is unprecidented. You would expect such a storm to form between mid-August and mid-September, when water temperatures are at their peak.

True but down there its very warm still! It is unprecidented thats for sure!

I have never seen anything like this before.

 

[aphex]

I live in SW Florida... My parents in SE Florida...

Were packing our bags this morning and waiting to see where the track ends up...

My house (wood construction) is only built to withstand 115-120mph winds...


The depressing this is, i drive through Port Charlotte area every month or so, the area is still devistated.

 

[WyteWatt]

Originally posted by: aphex
I live in SW Florida... My parents in SE Florida...

Were packing our bags this morning and waiting to see where the track ends up...

My house (wood construction) is only built to withstand 115-120mph winds...

Good move!

Hope you and your family stay safe please!

The good news is it should weaken.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: imtim83

Originally posted by: aphex
I live in SW Florida... My parents in SE Florida...

Were packing our bags this morning and waiting to see where the track ends up...

My house (wood construction) is only built to withstand 115-120mph winds...

Good move!

Hope you and your family stay safe please!

The good news is it should weaken.

Yep, glad its peaking early...

At least 2 of the models have it pretty much overhead...

Any chance of ANYTHING 120+ by thursday, were outta here.

 

[WyteWatt]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: imtim83

Originally posted by: aphex
I live in SW Florida... My parents in SE Florida...

Were packing our bags this morning and waiting to see where the track ends up...

My house (wood construction) is only built to withstand 115-120mph winds...

Good move!

Hope you and your family stay safe please!

The good news is it should weaken.

Yep, glad its peaking early...

At least 2 of the models have it pretty much overhead...

Any chance of ANYTHING 120+ by thursday, were outta here.

I hope it moves pretty quickly as well soon because water damage is just as bad as wind damage, if not worst.

Then again if you get wind damage your bound to get water damage too.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: imtim83

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: imtim83

Originally posted by: aphex
I live in SW Florida... My parents in SE Florida...

Were packing our bags this morning and waiting to see where the track ends up...

My house (wood construction) is only built to withstand 115-120mph winds...

Good move!

Hope you and your family stay safe please!

The good news is it should weaken.

Yep, glad its peaking early...

At least 2 of the models have it pretty much overhead...

Any chance of ANYTHING 120+ by thursday, were outta here.

I hope it moves pretty quickly as well soon because water damage is just as bad as wind damage, if not worst.

Then again if you get wind damage your bound to get water damage too.

Well im about 2.5-3mi from the gulf....

If a cat 5 hit, we would flood... But cat 4 and under were not in what they believe to be the flood zone.

Were planning our alternate routes north right now as I-75 will be a nightmare.

 

[alexjohnson16]

User drumminboy lives in Naples, which is in the direct path of this Cane, I believe.

Maybe he can update us.

Good luck buddy.

 

[WyteWatt]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: imtim83

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: imtim83

Originally posted by: aphex
I live in SW Florida... My parents in SE Florida...

Were packing our bags this morning and waiting to see where the track ends up...

My house (wood construction) is only built to withstand 115-120mph winds...

Good move!

Hope you and your family stay safe please!

The good news is it should weaken.

Yep, glad its peaking early...

At least 2 of the models have it pretty much overhead...

Any chance of ANYTHING 120+ by thursday, were outta here.

I hope it moves pretty quickly as well soon because water damage is just as bad as wind damage, if not worst.

Then again if you get wind damage your bound to get water damage too.

Well im about 2.5-3mi from the gulf....

If a cat 5 hit, we would flood... But cat 4 and under were not in what they believe to be the flood zone.

Were planning our alternate routes north right now as I-75 will be a nightmare.

Nice to here that you all are planning a alernate route to make sure everyone gets out of there, if need be, pretty quickly. I can't imagine what I-75 will look like either.

Do you know if anyone left yet?

It has been one really crazy hurricane season.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: imtim83

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: imtim83

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: imtim83

Originally posted by: aphex
I live in SW Florida... My parents in SE Florida...

Were packing our bags this morning and waiting to see where the track ends up...

My house (wood construction) is only built to withstand 115-120mph winds...

Good move!

Hope you and your family stay safe please!

The good news is it should weaken.

Yep, glad its peaking early...

At least 2 of the models have it pretty much overhead...

Any chance of ANYTHING 120+ by thursday, were outta here.

I hope it moves pretty quickly as well soon because water damage is just as bad as wind damage, if not worst.

Then again if you get wind damage your bound to get water damage too.

Well im about 2.5-3mi from the gulf....

If a cat 5 hit, we would flood... But cat 4 and under were not in what they believe to be the flood zone.

Were planning our alternate routes north right now as I-75 will be a nightmare.

Nice to here that you all are planning a alernate route to make sure everyone gets out of there, if need be, pretty quickly. I can't imagine what I-75 will look like either.

Do you know if anyone left yet?

It has been one really crazy hurricane season.

afaik no one has.... still too early to tell...

im heading to walmart in a few to get some water and batteries...

 

[aphex]

This is pretty cool

http://www.thestormtrack.com/hurrimap/

 

[Cooler]

Originally posted by: ViRGE
And holy ****** again, 892mb and 175mph winds. That means she's gone Super Saiyan 5!

What is the chance national weather service will start to use this saiyan scale? I bet it would be more effective on telling the danger and destruction it will cause at least to anime fans. :laugh:

 

[WyteWatt]

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HURRICANE WILMA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 16A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2005

...WILMA MAINTAINING CATEGORY FIVE STATUS...RECORD PRESSURE
CONFIRMED BY AIRCRAFT CREW...

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 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.8 WEST OR ABOUT 340 MILES...
550 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 POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE
ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE COMMON
IN HURRICANES THIS INTENSE AND ARE LIKELY 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.

BASED ON DROPSONDE AND FLIGHT-LEVEL DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE PLANE
JUST RETURNING FROM ITS MISSION IN WILMA...THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE 882 MB...26.05 INCHES. THIS IS THE
LOWEST PRESSURE ON RECORD FOR A HURRICANE IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN.

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 8 AM EDT POSITION...17.2 N... 82.8 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...175
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 882 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM EDT.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN

 

[AbsolutZero]

WOW. That was a helluva night for Wilma! FORECASTER GOKU should be coming on shift any time now for the next forecast discussion.

 

[WyteWatt]

Local reports of Hwy 75 slowdowns from Naples to Punta Gorda with some folks evacuating. Nothing official yet.

 

[jcuadrado]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Bwahahaha.

Wasn't it just last week 20/20 covered the unbelievable real estate market in Florida? Makes me wonder who these people are that want to move down there.

The same people that live in California where there are earthquakes...same people that live in the midwest where there are tornados...same people that live in Jamaica, same people that live in Haiti...same people that live in New York or Boston where it is cold as hell in the winter...

I'm amazed on the stupidity that some humans display such as yourself...

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: alexjohnson16
User drumminboy lives in Naples, which is in the direct path of this Cane, I believe.

Maybe he can update us.

Good luck buddy.

We've got a jobsite in Naples that we're starting to get worried about.

 

[jcuadrado]

this one looks pretty ugly...I'm in Broward County and starting preparations now...

 

[WyteWatt]

Vistors Ordered Out of Fla. Keys as Hurricane Wilma Approaches http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,172680,00.html

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: imtim83
Local reports of Hwy 75 slowdowns from Naples to Punta Gorda with some folks evacuating. Nothing official yet.

I drive from Sarasota -> Tampa everyday, i'll be finding out how bad it is up here in about 2 hours...

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: imtim83
Local reports of Hwy 75 slowdowns from Naples to Punta Gorda with some folks evacuating. Nothing official yet.

I drive from Sarasota -> Tampa everyday, i'll be finding out how bad it is up here in about 2 hours...

Good luck and keep your head down. I'm still waiting to hear what we're going to do with our jobsite. We just got it drained recently.

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Wow this Hurricane turned into a Bitch overnight.

This thread should get a stickie.