Hugh
(Senior Storm Chaser)
Wed Oct 19 2005 08:09 AM
Re: Wilma Nears Category 5 Intensity

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Let's hope this is the last big hurricane of the season.



I *really* don't think the NHC wants to retire the names Alpha, Beta, and/or Gamma... but based upon the way things are going, it may happen. The water should have cooled down some - it IS October, isn't it? So, the intensity should have peaked in terms of monster storms, but conditions appear to be just regenerating.

The first visible imagery for Wilma is available... LOOK at that thing...
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/float-vis-loop.html

incredible.


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