Hurricane Wilma- Update Sunday, October 23, 2005

Hurricane Wilma- Update Sunday, October 23, 2005

As of 11:00 PM EDT, Hurricane Wilma had maximum sustained winds of near 115 MPH with higher gust… Hurricane Wilma is now a very DANGEROUS Category THREE Hurricane. Wilma is moving toward the northeast near 18 mph and little change in strength is expected until landfall occurs and Wilma will likely make landfall as a CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE early Monday Morning... Hurricane Force Winds extend outward up to 85 miles from the center and Tropical Storm Force Winds extend outward up to 235 miles...
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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 958 MB.

As of 11:00 PM EDT... Tropical Depression ALPHA (Click here for PUBLIC ADVISORY) had Maximum sustained Winds of near 35 MPH with higher gust... Estimated Minimum Central Pressure is 1004 MB... Alpha has weakened to a Tropical Depression and little change in strength is forecast during the next 24 hours... Tropical Storm Alpha made for a record for the most Tropical Storms in the Atlantic Basin in one year (22nd named Tropical Storm) and the first time the Greek Alphabet has ever been used to name an Atlantic Storm. This Storm named “ALPHA” developed into a storm and into the record books yesterday afternoon, (Saturday 10/22/05.)
(All info gathered from Public Advisories and Warnings issued by the National Weather Service - Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL )