Hurricane Wilma- Update Friday, October 21, 2005

Hurricane Wilma- Update Friday, October 21, 2005

As of 11:00 PM EDT, Hurricane Wilma had maximum sustained winds of near 140 MPH with higher gust… Wilma is a STRONG and very Dangerous Category FOUR Hurricane. Some weakening is forecast during the next 24 hours as the Center of Wilma is now over Land. Hurricane Force Winds extend outward up to 85 miles from the center and Tropical Storm Force Winds extend outward up to 200 miles...
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For complete up to date ADVISORIES & WARNINGS about this storm click here:
National Hurricane Center
(Click HERE for the latest satellite imagery IR Loop)

Special Note: It was reported early Wednesday morning (10/19/05) that Wilma had maximum sustained winds of 175mph with higher gust and data from a Reconnaissance Aircraft had estimated a minimum pressure of 882 MB. This was the Lowest Minimum Pressure ever measured in a Hurricane in the Atlantic Basin... Yet... as of today at 11:00 PM EDT, the estimated Minimum Central Pressure was 932 MB. Also a major heads up to our friends in Florida… All interest it the Florida Keys and the Florida Peninsula should closely monitor the progress of this Extremely Dangerous... Hurricane Wilma…
(All info gathered from Public Advisories and Warnings issued by the National Weather Service - Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL )

Good reads today at these sites:
>> ABC NEWS U.S. ‘Hurricane Wilma Slowly Approaches Florida’
>> Heraldtribune.com ‘The Wilma Watch’