Show Selection: |
#52614 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:47 AM 20.Oct.2005) TCMAT4 HURRICANE WILMA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 21 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL242005 1500Z THU OCT 20 2005 AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED THE HURRICANE WARNING SOUTHWARD TO CHETUMAL. A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SAN FELIPE TO CHETUMAL ON THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...INCLUDING COZUMEL AND THE NEARBY ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SWAN ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF SAN FELIPE TO CELESTUN. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BELIZE FROM THE BORDER WITH MEXICO SOUTHWARD TO BELIZE CITY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PROVINCES OF LA HABANA...CIUDAD DE LA HABANA...PINAR DEL RIO...AND THE ISLE OF YOUTH. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT IN CUBA FOR THE PROVINCES OF MATANZAS WESTWARD THROUGH PINAR DEL RIO...AND FOR THE ISLE OF YOUTH. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HONDURAS FROM THE HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER WESTWARD TO CABO CAMARON. ALL INTERESTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS AND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE WILMA. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.4N 85.5W AT 20/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 10 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 6 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 915 MB EYE DIAMETER 35 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT WITH GUSTS TO 155 KT. 64 KT....... 80NE 75SE 45SW 75NW. 50 KT.......110NE 85SE 60SW 110NW. 34 KT.......225NE 150SE 110SW 225NW. 12 FT SEAS..275NE 275SE 150SW 210NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.4N 85.5W AT 20/1500Z AT 20/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.3N 85.2W FORECAST VALID 21/0000Z 19.1N 86.2W MAX WIND 130 KT...GUSTS 160 KT. 64 KT... 80NE 75SE 45SW 75NW. 50 KT...110NE 85SE 60SW 110NW. 34 KT...225NE 150SE 110SW 225NW. FORECAST VALID 21/1200Z 20.3N 86.9W MAX WIND 140 KT...GUSTS 170 KT. 64 KT... 75NE 75SE 45SW 75NW. 50 KT...100NE 100SE 60SW 100NW. 34 KT...200NE 150SE 90SW 200NW. FORECAST VALID 22/0000Z 21.2N 87.0W MAX WIND 130 KT...GUSTS 160 KT. 64 KT... 60NE 60SE 30SW 60NW. 50 KT...100NE 100SE 50SW 100NW. 34 KT...200NE 150SE 120SW 150NW. FORECAST VALID 22/1200Z 22.0N 86.2W MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT. 50 KT... 90NE 90SE 50SW 90NW. 34 KT...200NE 175SE 90SW 175NW. FORECAST VALID 23/1200Z 24.0N 84.0W MAX WIND 105 KT...GUSTS 130 KT. 50 KT... 90NE 90SE 50SW 75NW. 34 KT...175NE 175SE 90SW 120NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 24/1200Z 28.5N 78.5W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 25/1200Z 40.0N 68.0W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 18.4N 85.5W NEXT ADVISORY AT 20/2100Z FORECASTER FRANKLIN |