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Posted on 10/18/2005 7:40:22 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Wilma has formed in the NW Caribbean Sea. The NHC forecast indicates she will emerge into the Gulf of Mexico as a major Category Three storm. Current forecase models indicate a Florida peninsula landfall.
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Public Advisory Currently published every 3 hours 0500, 0800, 1100 etc. ET
NHC Discussion Published every six hours 0500, 1100, 1700, 2300 ET
Three Day Forecast Track
Five Day Forecast Track
Wilma Forecast Track Archive
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Buoy Data SE Florida
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| Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure | Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Depression |
< 39 mph < 34 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Tropical Storm |
39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Hurricane 1 (Weak) |
74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts |
28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more |
4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m |
Minimal damage to vegetation |
| Hurricane 2 (Moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts |
28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb |
6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m |
Moderate damage to houses |
| Hurricane 3 (Strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts |
27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb |
9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m |
Extensive damage to small buildings |
| Hurricane 4 (Very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts |
27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb |
13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m |
Extreme structural damage |
| Hurricane 5 (Devastating) |
Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts |
Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb |
Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m |
Catastrophic building failures possible |
piperpilot, do a net search for "pet friendly hotels" and you'll find several sites with listings for them.
Piper, go to google and key in "Motels which accept pets." LetsGoPets.com, and takeyourpet.com are two I found. Hope they find a place.
Same here, never seen an eye so small...only a 2-4 NM.
Last time I looked yesterday it had just made a Cat 1.
My thought on hearing Cat 5 was that surely they must be saying it could get there, not that it already has.
There went the Gilbert record of 888. Enough new records already! Those on the coast have my prayers.
http://www.cira.colostate.edu/ramm/rmsdsol/TROPICAL.html
Im in the DFW area and have hurricane fatigue!
Westerly winds are going to knock her down big time. Lots of time on this one...she'll become a major rain event. Bet she doesn't hit the USA.
http://www.wwsb.com/frameset.asp?page=http://www.wwsb.com/weather/hurricane/hurricane101.shtml
If you/your parents scroll down here they will find a list of pet friendly accomodations...
What about one that basically collapsed from exhaustion? (that would describe me :-)
Piper - what County are they in. I live in SW Florida and will look at shelters in their county and get back to you.
Tell them to get a pet carrier. WSHTF, nobody counts # people in a room or pets. AND, when they get to wherever they are going... they can call a pet shelter. As long as the pet is in a carrier, and not in the room they are okay. Work that out when they get to their destination. If they pick a destination, maybe you could call around arranging for the pet.
Yes it was. I'm beginning to think we won't have the pandemic this year...maybe next. I've backed-off some on my stocking time frame.
There is a cold front pushing westward through the middle of the US right now. The jetstream is flowing along that boundary.
As Wilma moves northward, it will encounter the jet, and turn sharply eastward and dramatically increase its forward motion.
-U
Not a problem. Wish I could have provided better-sounding info, but Wilma was must uncooperative.
I'm in Clear Lake. Rita was SO much fun! (not)
Well here in sunny Boca Raton we are all excited. Really, it is too early to prognosticate, but our local weather folks say it will weaken because of cooler waters and wind shear. Plus they maintain that, because of factors beyond my understanding, the various computer models even though they appear to agree very much are highly inaccurate at this stage. That said, we are getting prepared!!!
They're in Collier (Marco Island). I told them to just make a reservation and sneak the dog in via the back door. I also suggested they drive up to Maryland and stay with me, but I think they will hold off on that unless it is a last resort. I want them to get off that island as soon as possible given that it is an island and there are only two bridges that lead to the mainland.
mark
Those links were exactly what the doctor ordered for a wake-up from a long nap. Thanks again.
I'm just hoping these hurricanes leave my primary stockpile alone!! ;) Seems to me, the mutations would have to do some really fast mutating. Who knows. Another thing, how do you stop birds from migrating... in a quarantine. I've been doing some research on this, BTW, and found an incident in Columbia... with chickens.
Don't bother replying to E3 as there will be no reply. His/her comment was so boneheaded it's indefensible.
Don't bother replying to E3 as there will be no reply. His/her comment was so boneheaded it's indefensible.
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