Wilma Watching

[SnowBear]

Edit, have put the right image there now, sorry :o

Edited October 24, 2005 by SnowBear

[frogesque]

key west apparantly. will try and find a map to post a link

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From Wilma links sticky Florida road map

[Polar Bear]

The sea on the daytona beach cam is slowly getting closer to the sea wall.

Is that area near the storm center?

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having looked at the radar image posted above, and the map - i think you are right it is near the centre.

http://daytonabeach.com/MapRegional.asp

[kaz]

has anyone seen footage on fox west palm beach is getting hammerd poor reporter is getting blow all over the place..

[markp1980]

How do I view fox? online?

[Mondy]

Hi all! Looks like i've missed a lot of the action!!

Not sure if this has been posted yet - http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/wptv

[SnowBear]

[kold weather]

N.qaudrant still looks very impressive and there is still some strong convection,the south-western side looks weaker though and is showing some signs of weakening.Eye still looks good but it is filling in just a little now and looking more ragged and it is weakening which the NHC agree with and have brought the hurricane down to 110mph.

A gusts of 121mph in Maimi is very impressive and probably the strongest wind gust since Andrew,expect a fair amount of damage from wind-speeds that large and the worst is occuring now for the south-east as the SE quadrant pushes close by and gusts still coming in at over 100mph,impressive hurricane but the worst should be starting to clear the far west over the next 2hrs and at the speed this hurricane is moving at(must be moving at 25mph now) and the eye will probably clear the E coast within the next 2hrs as well and once the eye comes and goes things will still be pretty strong on the W.side with winds still probably at 100mph in some stronger areas of convection.Better condtions and less severe condtions now affecting the Keys which is good news I suppose.

(ps,some of the more outer bands will have tornadoes,esp the further north closer to the jet stream and the strong shear near the cold front,some of these tornadoes n the stronger cells could wel lbe very potent as well,also soon the eastern extent of the eye wil lstart to feed on the atlantic aocean as the eastern extent is already starting to clear the E.coast.)

Edited October 24, 2005 by kold weather

[Mondy]

:o http://weather.cod.edu/analysis/loops/satl...ster.pl?Florida

[Polar Bear]

Hi all! Looks like i've missed a lot of the action!!

Not sure if this has been  posted yet - http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/wptv

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thanks Mondy - wicked link - that Kathleen Walter though is a bit of a sandwich short of a picnic - get back inside girl. :o

[SnowBear]

I've zoomed in on the eye on this 1..will go back to the Melbourne 1 in a sec

[Polar Bear]

having looked at the radar image posted above, and the map - i think you are right it is near the centre.

http://daytonabeach.com/MapRegional.asp

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actually no I am wrong, daytona is too far north to be nr centre. Apologies. Evrytime though I am checking maps and the radar my 'puter crashes!

[SnowBear]

Melbourne KMLB

[Mondy]

[Hurricane Debby]

djm - no probs.  I know I noticed the no of views - incredible. The alpha thread too I beleve has over 2000 already, but haven't had a chance to have a review of any posts yet.

Markp for details of whereabouts of the dival street webcam: look at the same site as the site it has a very good detailed map

By the way djm - am Polar Bear not snowbear, but no worries - v easy mistake

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So sorry Polar Bear !

The Daytona Beach webcam - is the tide going in or out ?

[markp1980]

on the daytona beach cam one wave has just reached the sea wall.... so its coming in

[SnowBear]

Rain fall total so far for Miami area

and for Melbourne area

Edit: Added Tampa area storm totals so far

Edited October 24, 2005 by SnowBear

[Polar Bear]

So sorry Polar Bear !

The Daytona Beach webcam - is the tide going in or out ?

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djm no worries at all! I dont mind

think Mark p is right - it is on way in - I would check the high tide charts but bit busy at work at the mo. :o

[SnowBear]

Updated Melbourne Doppler

Palm Beach zoomed

Edited October 24, 2005 by SnowBear

[smich]

Look at the Mackerel sky to the W of Wilma! Should be a beautiful sunset over the GoM this evening...

Smich

[SnowBear]

000

WTNT44 KNHC 241510

TCDAT4

HURRICANE WILMA DISCUSSION NUMBER  37

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

11 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

THE GEOMETRIC CENTER OF THE LARGE EYE OF WILMA IS NOW MOVING OFF THE

COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA NEAR PALM BEACH.  HOWEVER...THE EYE

REMAINS QUITE LARGE AND COMPLETELY INTACT... EVEN ON THE WEST OR

BACK SIDE THAT IS STILL OVER THE PENINSULA.  SOME INLAND AREAS HAVE

BEEN EXPERIENCING A RELATIVE CALM PERIOD... BUT ONE THAT IS FAIRLY

SHORT-LIVED DUE TO THE FAST NORTHEASTWARD MOTION OF ABOUT 22 KT.

WINDS IN THE WESTERN EYEWALL REMAIN JUST ABOUT AS STRONG AS ON THE

EAST SIDE.  NWS MIAMI WSR-88D RADAR VELOCITIES STILL INDICATE WINDS

NEAR 120 KT AT ABOUT 5000 FT OVER LAND.  EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE

PROBABLY STILL OCCURRING OVER WATER... AND THE INTENSITY IS LOWERED

ONLY SLIGHTLY TO 90 KT.  SURFACE OBSERVATIONS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA

INDICATE THE SYSTEM REMAINS LARGE... AND NONE OF THE WARNINGS FOR

THE FLORIDA PENINSULA CAN YET BE DISCONTINUED.  ONLY A GRADUAL

WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  WILMA SHOULD

TRANSFORM INTO A POWERFUL EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN A DAY OR TWO

AS IT INTERACTS WITH AN INTENSE BAROCLINIC TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN

UNITED STATES.  THE TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECASTS ARE ESSENTIALLY

JUST UPDATES OF THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY... EXCEPT TO SPEED UP THE

FORECAST SLIGHTLY TO KEEP UP WITH THE DYNAMICAL MODEL CONSENSUS.

FORECASTER KNABB

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INITIAL      24/1500Z 26.9N  80.0W    90 KT

12HR VT    25/0000Z 30.3N  75.8W    85 KT

24HR VT    25/1200Z 36.1N  68.9W    70 KT

36HR VT    26/0000Z 42.1N  61.6W    60 KT...EXTRATROPICAL

48HR VT    26/1200Z 44.9N  55.7W    60 KT...EXTRATROPICAL

72HR VT    27/1200Z 46.5N  44.0W    55 KT...EXTRATROPICAL

96HR VT    28/1200Z 47.5N  36.0W    55 KT...EXTRATROPICAL

120HR VT    29/1200Z 49.0N  25.0W    50 KT...EXTRATROPICAL

[SnowBear]

000

WTNT34 KNHC 241457

TCPAT4

BULLETIN

HURRICANE WILMA ADVISORY NUMBER  37

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

11 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...LARGE EYE OF WILMA OVER PALM BEACH AND MARTIN COUNTIES IN

SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA...

...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ON BACK SIDE OF EYE MOVING INTO

METROPOLITAN AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA...

...REMAIN INDOORS...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA

KEYS... INCLUDING THE DRY TORTUGAS AND FLORIDA BAY... ALONG THE

FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM LONGBOAT KEY SOUTHWARD... AND ALONG THE

FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM TITUSVILLE SOUTHWARD... INCLUDING LAKE

OKEECHOBEE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST

COAST NORTH OF LONGBOAT KEY TO STEINHATCHEE RIVER... AND ALONG THE

FLORIDA EAST COAST NORTH OF TITUSVILLE TO ST. AUGUSTINE.

AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH ALONG THE NORTHEAST

COAST OF FLORIDA FROM NORTH OF ST. AUGUSTINE TO FERNANDINA BEACH

HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF

CIUDAD DE LA HABANA...LA HABANA...AND PINAR DEL RIO.  A TROPICAL

STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLE OF YOUTH.  A HURRICANE

WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PROVINCE OF MATANZAS. THESE WARNINGS

AND WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY.

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN

BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY ISLANDS...

BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND NEW PROVIDENCE.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 80.0 WEST OR ABOUT 15

MILES... 25 KM... NORTH-NORTHEAST OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA.

WILMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH...41 KM/HR.  A

CONTINUED INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24

HOURS.  ON THIS TRACK THE LARGE EYE WILL EMERGE OFF THE EAST COAST

OF THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA AND MOVE INTO THE ATLANTIC LATER

TODAY.  HOWEVER...WILMA IS A LARGE HURRICANE AND THE STRONGEST

WINDS IN THE EYEWALL EXTEND WELL AWAY FROM THE CENTER.  PERSONS ARE

URGED NOT TO VENTURE OUTDOORS DURING THE RELATIVE CALM OF THE EYE

BECAUSE WINDS WILL SOON INCREASE QUITE RAPIDLY. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. WILMA IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

SCALE.  WIND SPEEDS ABOUT ONE CATEGORY STRONGER COULD BE

EXPERIENCED IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS.  SOME CONTINUED GRADUAL

WEAKENING IS LIKELY AS WILMA EMERGES OFF THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA

PENINSULA TODAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 100 MILES...160 KM...

FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP

TO 260 MILES...415 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  956 MB...28.23 INCHES.

STORM SURGE SHOULD BE DECREASING ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA

COAST...THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST FLORIDA.

STORM SURGE FLOODING SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE IN UPPER FLORIDA BAY

LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.  AS WILMA EXITS

FLORIDA...STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS STILL POSSIBLE

ALONG THE PALM BEACH...MARTIN...AND ST. LUCIE SHORELINES TO THE

NORTH OF THE STORM TRACK.  STORM SURGE OF 5 TO 8 FEET IS STILL

POSSIBLE IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

WILMA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS

OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA...WITH MAXIMUM STORM

TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.  WESTERN CUBA MAY RECEIVE

ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER LOCALIZED AREAS.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE

NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS.

TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN

FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY.

REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...26.9 N... 80.0 W.  MOVEMENT

TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED

WINDS...105 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 956 MB.

INTERMEDIATE ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE

CENTER AT 1 PM EDT AND 3 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE

ADVISORY AT 5 PM EDT.

FORECASTER KNABB

Edited October 24, 2005 by SnowBear

[markp1980]

Has our Daytona Beach cam died?

I only hear waves and no picture :-(

[Hurricane Debby]

Sadly I think it has

[Hurricane Debby]

11,593 views - beats the last Wilma thread !