Thunderbird12
(Meteorologist)
Thu Oct 20 2005 10:22 PM
Re: power

There is only one buoy close enough to provide useful info on Wilma at the moment... buoy 42056, which is located roughly 60 nautical miles NW of the center. It has been reporting winds near or at hurricane force for a couple of hours now (highest 1-minute wind speed of 66.8 knots the last hour):

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42056



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