** WTNT54 KNHC 241800 *** TCEAT4 HURRICANE WILMA TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.9 WEST OR ABOUT 100 MILES NORTHEAST OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA. FORECASTER KNABB $$ ** WTNT24 KNHC 241850 *** TCMAT4 HURRICANE WILMA SPECIAL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 38 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL242005 1830Z MON OCT 24 2005 AT 230 PM EDT...1830Z...THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM OCEAN REEF TO DRY TORTUGAS HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. AT 230 PM EDT...THE HURRICANE WARNING ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA FROM LONGBOAT KEY SOUTHWARD AND EASTWARD TO SOUTH OF FLORIDA CITY HAS ALSO BEEN CHANGED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. AT 230 PM EDT...THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM TITUSVILLE SOUTHWARD TO FLORIDA CITY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST NORTH OF TITUSVILLE TO ST. AUGUSTINE. WHILE WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REACH THE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF CUBA TO OFFICIALLY OBTAIN THE STATUS OF THEIR WARNINGS...THEIR PUBLISHED ADVISORIES DO NOT INDICATE THAT ANY HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR CUBA. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY ISLANDS... BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND NEW PROVIDENCE. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 28.1N 78.8W AT 24/1830Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR 45 DEGREES AT 25 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 955 MB EYE DIAMETER 60 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT WITH GUSTS TO 115 KT. 64 KT....... 75NE 90SE 75SW 40NW. 50 KT.......125NE 150SE 100SW 90NW. 34 KT.......200NE 225SE 200SW 150NW. 12 FT SEAS..325NE 300SE 200SW 200NW. 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 28.1N 78.8W AT 24/1830Z AT 24/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 26.2N 81.0W FORECAST VALID 25/0000Z 30.3N 75.8W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT. 64 KT... 70NE 85SE 60SW 30NW. 50 KT...125NE 150SE 125SW 75NW. 34 KT...200NE 225SE 200SW 175NW. FORECAST VALID 25/1200Z 36.1N 68.9W MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT. 64 KT... 60NE 85SE 40SW 20NW. 50 KT...100NE 175SE 75SW 50NW. 34 KT...225NE 250SE 225SW 125NW. FORECAST VALID 26/0000Z 42.1N 61.6W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT...100NE 175SE 75SW 50NW. 34 KT...200NE 250SE 175SW 125NW. FORECAST VALID 26/1200Z 44.9N 55.7W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT...100NE 175SE 75SW 50NW. 34 KT...200NE 250SE 175SW 125NW. FORECAST VALID 27/1200Z 46.5N 44.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT...100NE 175SE 75SW 50NW. 34 KT...200NE 250SE 175SW 125NW. 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 28/1200Z 47.5N 36.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 29/1200Z 49.0N 25.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 28.1N 78.8W NEXT ADVISORY AT 24/2100Z FORECASTER KNABB $$ ** WTNT74 KNHC 241851 *** SPFAT4 HURRICANE WILMA SPECIAL PROBABILITIES NUMBER 38 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 PROBABILITIES FOR GUIDANCE IN HURRICANE PROTECTION PLANNING BY GOVERNMENT AND DISASTER OFFICIALS AT 230 PM EDT...1830Z...THE CENTER OF WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST CHANCES OF CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING WITHIN 65 NAUTICAL MILES OF LISTED LOCATIONS THROUGH 8AM EDT THU OCT 27 2005 LOCATION A B C D E LOCATION A B C D E 36.1N 68.9W 20 9 X X 29 MONCTON NB X 2 3 X 5 42.1N 61.6W X 16 7 X 23 YARMOUTH NS X 6 1 1 8 44.9N 55.7W X X 13 3 16 HALIFAX NS X 7 6 X 13 MYGF 266N 787W 68 X X X 68 SABLE ISLAND NS X 7 12 X 19 MARATHON FL 8 X X X 8 SYDNEY NS X 2 11 1 14 MIAMI FL 99 X X X 99 EDDY POINT NS X 4 10 X 14 W PALM BEACH FL 99 X X X 99 PTX BASQUES NFLD X X 9 2 11 FT PIERCE FL 99 X X X 99 BURGEO NFLD X X 10 2 12 COCOA BEACH FL 16 X X X 16 ILE ST PIERRE X X 11 3 14 CAPE HATTERAS NC 2 X X X 2 CAPE RACE NFLD X X 6 7 13 NANTUCKET MA X 3 X X 3 HIBERNIA OILFLD X X 1 9 10 HYANNIS MA X 2 X X 2 MARCO ISLAND FL 99 X X X 99 EASTPORT ME X 2 1 X 3 FT MYERS FL 99 X X X 99 ST JOHN NB X 2 2 X 4 COLUMN DEFINITION PROBABILITIES IN PERCENT A IS PROBABILITY FROM NOW TO 8AM TUE FOLLOWING ARE ADDITIONAL PROBABILITIES B FROM 8AM TUE TO 8PM TUE C FROM 8PM TUE TO 8AM WED D FROM 8AM WED TO 8AM THU E IS TOTAL PROBABILITY FROM NOW TO 8AM THU X MEANS LESS THAN ONE PERCENT FORECASTER KNABB $$ ** WTNT84 KNHC 241858 *** TCVAT4 WILMA WATCH/WARNING BREAKPOINTS NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 .HURRICANE WILMA FLC015-021-027-071-087-115-GMZ031-033-656-657-676-853-856-873-876- 242100- /E.CON.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 100 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 LONGBOAT-KEY-FL 27.39N 82.64W FLAMINGO-FL 25.14N 80.93W $$ FLC011-086-099-AMZ630-650-651-670-671-242100- /E.CON.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 100 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 FLAMINGO-FL 25.14N 80.93W JUPITER-INLET-FL 26.95N 80.06W $$ FLC009-061-085-111-AMZ550-555-570-575-242100- /E.CON.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 100 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 JUPITER-INLET-FL 26.95N 80.06W TITUSVILLE-FL 28.64N 80.63W $$ FLC035-109-127-AMZ454-474-242100- /E.CON.KNHC.TR.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 100 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 TITUSVILLE-FL 28.64N 80.63W ST-AUGUSTINE-FL 29.89N 81.27W $$ FLC017-029-053-057-075-081-101-103-GMZ755-775-830-850-870-242100- /E.CAN.KNHC.TR.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 100 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 STEINHATCHEE-RIVER-FL 29.67N 83.40W LONGBOAT-KEY-FL 27.39N 82.64W $$ FLC031-089-AMZ452-472-242100- /E.CAN.KNHC.TR.A.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 100 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ST-AUGUSTINE-FL 29.89N 81.27W FERNANDINA-BEACH-FL 30.66N 81.44W $$ AMZ610-242100- /E.CON.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 100 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-FL 26.95N 80.80W $$ GMZ032-052-053-054-072-073-074-075-242100- /E.CON.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 100 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 DRY-TORTUGAS-FL 24.66N 82.86W OCEAN-REEF-FL 25.33N 80.26W $$ ATTN...WFO...JAX...EYW...TBW...TAE...MLB...MFL... ** WTNT34 KNHC 241902 *** TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE WILMA SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 38 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...WILMA REGAINS CATEGORY THREE STATUS JUST OFF THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS STILL OCCURRING AS FAR WEST AS THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF FLORIDA... AT 230 PM EDT...1830Z...THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM OCEAN REEF TO DRY TORTUGAS HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. AT 230 PM EDT...THE HURRICANE WARNING ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA FROM LONGBOAT KEY SOUTHWARD AND EASTWARD TO SOUTH OF FLORIDA CITY HAS ALSO BEEN CHANGED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. AT 230 PM EDT...THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM TITUSVILLE SOUTHWARD TO FLORIDA CITY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST NORTH OF TITUSVILLE TO ST. AUGUSTINE. WARNINGS FOR FLORIDA WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. WHILE WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REACH THE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF CUBA TO OFFICIALLY OBTAIN THE STATUS OF THEIR WARNINGS...THEIR PUBLISHED ADVISORIES DO NOT INDICATE THAT ANY HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR CUBA. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY ISLANDS... BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND NEW PROVIDENCE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 230 PM EDT...1830Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH... LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES... 200 KM... NORTHEAST OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA. WILMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH...46 KM/HR. A CONTINUED INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WILMA IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES...415 KM. SETTLEMENT POINT ON THE WESTERN TIP OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 96 MPH...154 KM/HR...AND A PEAK GUST OF 119 MPH...191 KM/HR. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES. STORM SURGE SHOULD GENERALLY BE DECREASING TODAY ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA COAST...IN THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS...AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA. STORM SURGE SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE IN FLORIDA BAY LATER THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS STILL POSSIBLE ALONG THE PALM BEACH...MARTIN...AND ST. LUCIE SHORELINES. STORM SURGE OF 5 TO 8 FEET IS STILL POSSIBLE IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE. REPEATING THE 230 PM EDT POSITION...28.1 N... 78.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 955 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM EDT. FORECASTER KNABB $$ ** WTUS82 KJAX 241905 *** HLSJAX FLZ033-038-242200- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 305 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...WILMA STRONGER...BUT MOVING AWAY FROM FLORIDA... ...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR FLAGLER AND ST JOHNS COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON... ...A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR CLAY...DUVAL...MARION...NASSAU AND PUTNAM COUNTIES... ...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND INLAND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...FLAGLER AND ST JOHNS. ...WATCHES AND WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FROM TITUSVILLE NORTH TO ST. AUGUSTINE. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 230 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES NORTHEAST OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA. WILMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WILMA IS ONCE AGAIN A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON AREA BRIDGES THIS AFTERNOON. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS... ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS AND AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TIDES WILL RUN 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS WITH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. ...MARINE IMPACTS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. A NORTHEAST SWELL WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AS WILMA MOVES INTO THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ...FLOOD IMPACTS... RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP. ...WIND IMPACTS... WINDS WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE WARNING AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 30 MPH ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL BE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. ...TORNADO IMPACTS... NONE ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS NEXT HURRICANE WILMA LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6 PM EDT...OR EARLIER SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ LETRO ** WTNT84 KNHC 241910 *** TCVAT4 WILMA WATCH/WARNING BREAKPOINTS NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 .HURRICANE WILMA FLC011-086-099-AMZ630-650-651-670-671-242100- /E.CON.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 FLORIDA-CITY-FL 25.45N 80.33W JUPITER-INLET-FL 26.95N 80.06W $$ FLC009-061-085-111-AMZ550-555-570-575-242100- /E.CON.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 JUPITER-INLET-FL 26.95N 80.06W TITUSVILLE-FL 28.64N 80.63W $$ FLC015-021-027-071-115-GMZ033-656-657-676-853-856-873-876-242100- /E.NEW.KNHC.TR.W.1024.051024T1830Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 LONGBOAT-KEY-FL 27.39N 82.64W FLAMINGO-FL 25.14N 80.93W $$ FLC087-GMZ031-242100- /E.NEW.KNHC.TR.W.1024.051024T1830Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 FLAMINGO-FL 25.14N 80.93W FLORIDA-CITY-FL 25.45N 80.33W $$ FLC035-109-127-AMZ454-474-242100- /E.CON.KNHC.TR.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 TITUSVILLE-FL 28.64N 80.63W ST-AUGUSTINE-FL 29.89N 81.27W $$ FLC015-021-027-071-087-115-GMZ031-033-656-657-676-853-856-873-876- 242100- /E.CAN.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 LONGBOAT-KEY-FL 27.39N 82.64W FLAMINGO-FL 25.14N 80.93W $$ AMZ610-242100- /E.CON.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-FL 26.95N 80.80W $$ GMZ032-053-054-073-074-075-242100- /E.NEW.KNHC.TR.W.1024.051024T1830Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 DRY-TORTUGAS-FL 24.66N 82.86W KEY-LARGO-FL 25.09N 80.44W $$ GMZ052-072-242100- /E.NEW.KNHC.TR.W.1024.051024T1830Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 KEY-LARGO-FL 25.09N 80.44W OCEAN-REEF-FL 25.33N 80.26W $$ GMZ032-052-053-054-072-073-074-075-242100- /E.CAN.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 DRY-TORTUGAS-FL 24.66N 82.86W KEY-LARGO-FL 25.09N 80.44W $$ ATTN...WFO...JAX...EYW...TBW...MLB...MFL... ** WTUS82 KTBW 241910 *** HLSTBW FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-242130- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 300 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...CONDITIONS GRADUALLY IMPROVING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED NORTH OF LONGBOAT KEY AS WILMA CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE FLORIDA EAST COAST. THE HURRICANE WARNING FROM LONGBOAT KEY SOUTHWARD HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. ALL INLAND TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. ALL TORNADO WATCHES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED OR HAVE EXPIRED. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES HAVE EXPIRED. CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... AND ALL REMAINING TROPICAL ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED BY THIS EVENING. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT IS FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ...WATCHES AND WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTLINE AND TIDAL SHORELINES OF LEE...CHARLOTTE...DESOTO...AND SARASOTA COUNTIES. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE LITTLE MANATEE RIVER AT WIMAUMA...THE MANATEE RIVER AT MYAKKA HEAD...THE PEACE RIVER AT ARCADIA...AND THE HORSE CREEK NEAR ARCADIA. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 230 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST OR ABOUT 200 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF FORT MYERS AND 230 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF TAMPA. WILMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH. ...WIND IMPACTS... THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST FROM LONGBOAT KEY SOUTHWARD. AT 2 PM EDT...THE C-MAN OBSERVING STATION IN VENICE FLORIDA REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 44 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 48 MPH. MUCH OF THE COASTAL AREAS FROM LONGBOAT KEY SOUTHWARD CAN EXPECT TO SEE 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY THIS EVENING. MINOR WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREA...AND DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ALONG ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA AND POINTS NORTH AND INLAND THROUGH HERNANDO COUNTY...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH NO ADDITIONAL WIND DAMAGE IS EXPECTED...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THOSE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATES AND THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ...SURGE IMPACTS... TIDES HAVE RETURNED TO NORMAL AT MOST GAGING POINTS ALONG THE SUNCOAST. THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT TIDE LEVELS HAVE DECREASED... HOWEVER THE SURF ALONG THE BEACHES WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY POWERFUL AND DANGEROUS GIVEN THE STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE WATER UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ...FLOOD IMPACTS... THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD FLOODING HAS ENDED. ...NEXT STATEMENT... THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR HURRICANE WILMA WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RUSKIN AROUND 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NP ** WTNT44 KNHC 241912 *** TCDAT4 HURRICANE WILMA SPECIAL DISCUSSION NUMBER 38 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 THIS SPECIAL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED TO UPDATE THE INITIAL AND FORECAST INTENSITY FOR WILMA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WSR-88D RADAR DATA...AND FLIGHT LEVEL DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT...INDICATE WINDS AT 850 MB OF ABOUT 120-125 KT IN THE SOUTHERN EYEWALL. SINCE THESE WINDS HAVE PERSISTED OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS...IT IS PROBABLY SAFE TO NOW ASSUME THESE WINDS CORRESPOND TO ABOUT 100 KT AT THE OCEAN SURFACE. IT IS NOT YET CLEAR IF THIS RESTRENGTHENING WAS SIMPLY DUE TO REDUCTION OF FRICTIONAL CONVERGENCE ONCE THE EYEWALL EMERGED OVER WATER...OR IF THE WINDS IN THE EYEWALL STRENGTHENED SOME TIME AFTER REACHING THE ATLANTIC...PERHAPS DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF THE GULF STREAM. BOTH FACTORS LIKELY PLAYED A ROLE. THE INTENSITY FORECASTS VALID AT 12 AND 24 HOURS HAVE BEEN INCREASED A LITTLE. NO CHANGE TO THE TRACK OR RADII FORECASTS HAVE BEEN MADE. FORECASTER KNABB FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 24/1830Z 28.1N 78.8W 100 KT 12HR VT 25/0000Z 30.3N 75.8W 95 KT 24HR VT 25/1200Z 36.1N 68.9W 75 KT 36HR VT 26/0000Z 42.1N 61.6W 60 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 48HR VT 26/1200Z 44.9N 55.7W 60 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 72HR VT 27/1200Z 46.5N 44.0W 55 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 96HR VT 28/1200Z 47.5N 36.0W 55 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 120HR VT 29/1200Z 49.0N 25.0W 50 KT...EXTRATROPICAL $$ ** WTCA44 TJSJ 241922 *** TCPSP4 BOLETIN HURACAN WILMA ADVERTENCIA INTERMEDIA NUMERO 38 NWS TCP/CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL 230 PM EDT LUNES 24 DE OCTUBRE DE 2005 ...WILMA RECOBRA STATUS DE HURACAN CATEGORIA TRES JUSTO FUERA DE LA COSTA ESTE DE FLORIDA... ...CONDICIONES DE TORMENTA TROPICAL ESTAN OCURRIENDO TAN LEJOS AL OESTE COMO HASTA LA COSTA SUROESTE DE FLORIDA... A LAS 230 PM EDT...1830Z...EL AVISO DE HURACAN PARA TODOS LOS CAYOS DE LA FLORIDA DESDE OCEAN REEF HASTA DRY TORTUGAS HA SIDO CAMBIADO A UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL. A LAS 230 PM EDT...EL AVISO DE HURACAN A LO LARGO DE LA COSTA SUROESTE DE LA PENINSULA DE FLORIDA DESDE LONGBOAT KEY AL SUR Y HACIA EL ESTE HASTA EL SUR DE FLORIDA CITY TAMBIEN HA SIDO CAMBIADO A UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL. A LAS 230 PM EDT...EL AVISO DE HURACAN PARA LAKE OKEECHOBEE HA SIDO CAMBIADO A UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL. CONTINUA EN EFECTO UN AVISO DE HURACAN A LO LARGO DE LA COSTA ESTE DE FLORIDA DESDE LA COSTA AL NORTE DE TITUSVILLE HASTA ST. AUGUSTINE. LOS AVISOS PARA FLORIDA PROBABLEMENTE SEAN DESCONTINUADOS MAS TARDE HOY O ESTA NOCHE. A PESAR DE NO PODER COMUNICARNOS CON EL SERVICIO METEOROLOGICO EN CUBA PARA OBTENER OFICIALMENTE EL STATUS DE SUS AVISOS...LAS ADVERTENCIAS QUE HAN PUBLICADO NO INDICAN QUE AVISOS DE HURACAN CONTINUAN EN EFECTO PARA CUBA. CONTINUA EN EFECTO UN AVISO DE HURACAN PARA LAS BAHAMAS DEL NOROESTE...INCLUYENDO ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY ISLANDS...BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...Y NEW PROVIDENCE. PARA INFORMACION ESPECIFICA PARA SU AREA...INCLUYENDO POSIBLES VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS SOBRE TIERRA...FAVOR DE REFERIRSE A LOS PRODUCTOS EMITIDOS POR SU OFICINA METEOROLOGICA LOCAL. A LAS 230 PM...1830Z...EL CENTRO DEL HURACAN WILMA ESTABA LOCALIZADO CERCA DE LA LATITUD 28.1 NORTE...LONGITUD 78.8 OESTE O COMO A 125 MILLAS... 200 KM... AL NORESTE DE WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA. WILMA SE ESTA MOVIENDO HACIA EL NORESTE A CERCA DE 29 MPH...46 KM/HR. SE ESPERA QUE CONTINUE UN AUMENTO EN SU VELOCIDAD DE TRASLACION DURANTE LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS. LOS VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS ESTAN EN CERCA DE 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...CON RAFAGAS MAS FUERTES. WILMA ES UN HURACAN CATEGORIA TRES EN LA ESCALA SAFFIR-SIMPSON. VELOCIDADES DE VIENTO DE UNA CATEGORIA EN LA ESCALA SAFFIR-SIMPSON. SE PRONOSTICA UN DEBILITAMIENTO GRADUAL DURANTE LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS. LOS VIENTOS HURACANADOS SE EXTIENDEN HACIA AFUERA HASTA 105 MILLAS...165 KM...DEL CENTRO...Y LOS VIENTOS DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE EXTIENDEN HACIA AFUERA HASTA 260 MILLAS...415 KM. SETTLEMENT POINT EN EL EXTREMO OESTE DE LA ISLA GRAND BAHAMA RECIENTEMENTE INFORMO VIENTOS SOSTENIDOS DE 96 MPH...154 KM/HR...Y UNA RAFAGA MAXIMA DE 119 MPH...191 KM/HR. LA PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA ESTIMADA ES DE 955 MILIBARAS...28.20 PULGADAS. LA MAREJADA CICLONICA EN GENERAL DEBERA ESTAR DISMINUYENDO A LO LARGO DE LA COSTA SUROESTE DE FLORIDA...LOS CAYOS BAJOS DE LA FLORIDA...Y EN EL EXTREMO SURESTE DE FLORIDA. LAS INUNDACIONES COSTERAS POR MAREJADA CICLONICA DEBERAN A COMENZAR A DISMINUIR EN LA BAHIA DE FLORIDA MAS TARDE HASTA ESTA NOCHE. INUNDACIONES COSTERAS POR MAREJADA CICLONICA DE 2 A 4 PIES AUN SON POSIBLES A LO LARGO DE PALM BEACH...MARTIN...Y SAINT LUCIE. AUN ES POSIBLE QUE OCURRAN MAREJADAS CICLONICAS DE 5 A 8 PIES EN EL LAGO OKEECHOBEE. REPITIENDO LA POSICION A LAS 230 PM CDT...28.1 NORTE...LONGITUD 78.8 OESTE. MOVIMIENTO HACIA EL...NORESTE A CERCA DE 29 MPH. VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS...115 MPH. PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA... 955 MB. LA PROXIMA ADVERTENCIA SERA EMITIDA POR EL CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES A LAS 5 PM EDT. PRONOSTICADOR KNABB $$ ** WTUS82 KMLB 241924 *** HLSMLB AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 242200- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 323 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...HURRICANE WILMA RAPIDLY PULLING OFF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST... ...NEW INFORMATION... WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST FROM CAPE CANAVERAL TO STUART. INLAND HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELED AND REPLACED WITH A WIND ADVISORY FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH GUST TO 40. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS WILL REMAIN UP FOR COASTAL AREAS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. ALL BUT A FEW RAIN SHOWERS HAVE MOVED EAST INTO THE COASTAL WATERS. ALL FLASH FLOOD AND AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAVE EXPIRED. RIVER LEVELS ON THE ST. JOHNS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH MID WEEK. MINOR FLOODING AT LAKE HARNEY IS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY. ...WATCHES AND WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM JUPITER INLET TO TITUSVILLE...WITH A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF TITUSVILLE TO SAINT AUGUSTINE. A WIND ADVISORY FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUST TO 40 IS IN EFFECT FOR OKEECHOBEE... OSCEOLA...ORANGE...SEMINOLE AND LAKE COUNTIES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN THE COASTAL COUNTIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO STAY SAFELY INSIDE AND WAIT FOR DEBRIS AND POWER LINES TO BE CLEARED FROM ROADS. WITH POWER OUTAGES IN SOME AREA RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO BE CAREFUL RUNNING GENERATORS. OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID CARBON MON-OXIDE POISONING. WATCH FOR DOWNED POWER LINES AND USE CANDLES AND LANTERNS WITH EXTREME CARE. DO NOT GO TO SLEEP TONIGHT WITH CANDLES BURNING IN YOUR RESIDENCE. ...WIND IMPACTS... WITH WILMA RAPIDLY MOVING AWAY FROM FLORIDA WINDS ARE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. BUT WINDS OF 25 WITH GUST TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN INLAND AREAS AS A STRONG FALL COLD FRONT CONTINUED TO PUSH INTO THE STATE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE COASTAL COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY AND THE BEACHES. RESIDENTS ARE URGED NOT TO BEGIN OUTDOOR CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. ...TORNADO IMPACTS... THE TORNADO THREAT IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAS ESSENTIALLY ENDED. ...FLOOD IMPACTS... THE THREAT FOR FLOODING IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAS ESSENTIALLY ENDED. ALL FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELED FOR THE AREA. RISES ON THE ST. JOHNS RIVER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING NEAR LAKE HARNEY BY MID WEEK. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY NWS MELBOURNE AROUND 6 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT CAN BE VIEWED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB PAGE AT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MLB AND CLICKING ON WILMA LOCAL INFO. $$ DD ** WTUS82 KEYW 241928 *** HLSEYW FLZ076-077-078-GMZ031-032-033-052-053-054-072-073-074-075-242130- HURRICANE WILMA LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 330 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS... ...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE... WATCHES AND WARNINGS UPDATED. STORM INFORMATION UPDATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS UPDATED. WIND IMPACTS UPDATED. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT IS SPECIFIC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. ...WATCHES AND WARNINGS... THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND FLORIDA BAY...AND ALL SURROUNDING WATERS...HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. ...STORM INFORMATION... HURRICANE WILMA HAS ONCE AGAIN BECOME A MAJOR CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE. AT 230 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST OR ABOUT 273 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARATHON...AND 306 MILES NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST. WILMA IS RACING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT NEAR 29 MPH. A CONTINUED INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUT 260 MILES. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 955 MB...OR 28.20 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE MAIN REMAINING IMPACT OF HURRICANE WILMA WILL BE THE EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE STORM TIDE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. TRAVEL IN FLOODED AREAS WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS DUE TO UNKNOWN WATER DEPTH AND STORM DEBRIS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNTIL WIND...TIDE...AND ROAD CONDITIONS IMPROVE LATER TODAY. MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS HAVE ASKED RESIDENTS TO STAY PUT WHILE KEYS INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENTS ARE COMPLETED. RESIDENTS DRIVING THROUGH DEEP WATER COULD CAUSE FURTHER WAKE DAMAGE AND HINDER THE RECOVERY EFFORT. MONROE COUNTY OFFICES, COURTS,AND SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY AND TUESDAY. MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DAYTIME CUSTODIANS SHOULD REPORT TUESDAY. ALL CAMPUSES OF FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARE CLOSED TODAY. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS... THE STORM SURGE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS HAS PEAKED AND IS SLOWLY RECEDING. THE UPPER KEYS WERE THE LAST PORTION OF THE ISLAND CHAIN TO PEAK WITH A STORM SURGE OF AROUND 4 TO 5 FEET. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER FROM WILMAS STORM SURGE REMAIN ACROSS MANY KEYS LOCATIONS. ...WIND IMPACTS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS ARE LIKELY IN THE UPPER KEYS...AND POSSIBLE IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. REPORTS CONTINUE TO BE UNAVAILABLE FROM BOTH KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND MARATHON AIRPORT DUE TO COMMUNICATION OUTAGES. SOME RECENT PEAK WIND GUST REPORTS FROM OTHER GAUGES INCLUDE 64 MPH AT FOWEY ROCK...52 MPH AT SOMBRERO KEY LIGHT...AND 49 MPH AT LONG KEY. ...MARINE IMPACTS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN PORT. HIGH WATER DUE TO THE STORM TIDE...WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN MOST MARINAS ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN. IN ADDITION...SEAS WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT HURRICANE WILMA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 530 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. VISIT OUR KEY WEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST. $$ SD ** WTNT84 KNHC 241929 *** TCVAT4 WILMA WATCH/WARNING BREAKPOINTS NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 .HURRICANE WILMA FLC011-086-099-AMZ630-650-651-670-671-242100- /E.CON.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 FLORIDA-CITY-FL 25.45N 80.33W JUPITER-INLET-FL 26.95N 80.06W $$ FLC009-061-085-111-AMZ550-555-570-575-242100- /E.CON.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 JUPITER-INLET-FL 26.95N 80.06W TITUSVILLE-FL 28.64N 80.63W $$ FLC015-021-027-071-115-GMZ033-656-657-676-853-856-873-876-242100- /E.NEW.KNHC.TR.W.1024.051024T1830Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 LONGBOAT-KEY-FL 27.39N 82.64W FLAMINGO-FL 25.14N 80.93W $$ FLC087-GMZ031-242100- /E.NEW.KNHC.TR.W.1024.051024T1830Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 FLAMINGO-FL 25.14N 80.93W FLORIDA-CITY-FL 25.45N 80.33W $$ FLC035-109-127-AMZ454-474-242100- /E.CON.KNHC.TR.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 TITUSVILLE-FL 28.64N 80.63W ST-AUGUSTINE-FL 29.89N 81.27W $$ FLC015-021-027-071-087-115-GMZ031-033-656-657-676-853-856-873-876- 242100- /E.CAN.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 LONGBOAT-KEY-FL 27.39N 82.64W FLAMINGO-FL 25.14N 80.93W $$ AMZ610-242100- /E.CAN.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /E.NEW.KNHC.TR.W.1024.051024T1830Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-FL 26.95N 80.80W $$ GMZ032-053-054-073-074-075-242100- /E.NEW.KNHC.TR.W.1024.051024T1830Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 DRY-TORTUGAS-FL 24.66N 82.86W KEY-LARGO-FL 25.09N 80.44W $$ GMZ052-072-242100- /E.NEW.KNHC.TR.W.1024.051024T1830Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 KEY-LARGO-FL 25.09N 80.44W OCEAN-REEF-FL 25.33N 80.26W $$ GMZ032-052-053-054-072-073-074-075-242100- /E.CAN.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 230 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 DRY-TORTUGAS-FL 24.66N 82.86W KEY-LARGO-FL 25.09N 80.44W $$ ATTN...WFO...JAX...EYW...TBW...MLB...MFL... ** WTNT54 KNHC 242000 *** TCEAT4 HURRICANE WILMA TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 4 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 AT 4 PM EDT...2000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.8 WEST OR ABOUT 160 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF MARSH HARBOR IN THE ABACOS...AND 200 MILES NORTHEAST OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA. FORECASTER BEVEN/KNABB $$ ** WTNT24 KNHC 242035 *** TCMAT4 HURRICANE WILMA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 39 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL242005 2100Z MON OCT 24 2005 AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...ALL HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE...AND THE FLORIDA KEYS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. HOWEVER...GALE FORCE WINDS CONTINUE IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA WEST COAST AND THE FLORIDA KEYS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS AND WARNINGS ISSUED BY LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY ISLANDS... BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND NEW PROVIDENCE. THIS WARNING COULD BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS EVENING. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 29.0N 77.4W AT 24/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR 45 DEGREES AT 32 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 954 MB EYE DIAMETER 50 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT WITH GUSTS TO 125 KT. 64 KT....... 75NE 90SE 75SW 40NW. 50 KT.......125NE 150SE 100SW 90NW. 34 KT.......200NE 225SE 200SW 150NW. 12 FT SEAS..325NE 300SE 200SW 200NW. 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 29.0N 77.4W AT 24/2100Z AT 24/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 27.9N 78.9W FORECAST VALID 25/0600Z 33.1N 72.6W MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT. 64 KT... 70NE 85SE 60SW 30NW. 50 KT...125NE 150SE 125SW 75NW. 34 KT...200NE 225SE 200SW 175NW. FORECAST VALID 25/1800Z 39.4N 65.2W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT. 64 KT... 60NE 85SE 40SW 20NW. 50 KT...100NE 175SE 75SW 50NW. 34 KT...225NE 250SE 225SW 125NW. FORECAST VALID 26/0600Z 43.1N 58.2W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT...100NE 175SE 75SW 50NW. 34 KT...200NE 250SE 175SW 125NW. FORECAST VALID 26/1800Z 45.0N 53.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT...100NE 175SE 75SW 50NW. 34 KT...200NE 250SE 175SW 125NW. FORECAST VALID 27/1800Z 46.1N 42.5W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT...100NE 175SE 75SW 50NW. 34 KT...200NE 250SE 175SW 125NW. 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 28/1800Z 47.5N 33.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 29/1800Z 51.5N 22.5W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 29.0N 77.4W NEXT ADVISORY AT 25/0300Z FORECASTER KNABB $$ ** WTNT74 KNHC 242036 *** SPFAT4 HURRICANE WILMA PROBABILITIES NUMBER 39 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 PROBABILITIES FOR GUIDANCE IN HURRICANE PROTECTION PLANNING BY GOVERNMENT AND DISASTER OFFICIALS AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.4 WEST CHANCES OF CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING WITHIN 65 NAUTICAL MILES OF LISTED LOCATIONS THROUGH 2PM EDT THU OCT 27 2005 LOCATION A B C D E LOCATION A B C D E 39.4N 65.2W 24 10 X X 34 SABLE ISLAND NS X 18 2 X 20 43.1N 58.2W X 19 3 X 22 SYDNEY NS X 6 4 X 10 45.0N 53.0W X 2 12 2 16 EDDY POINT NS X 8 2 1 11 MYGF 266N 787W 30 X X X 30 PTX BASQUES NFLD X 2 5 X 7 W PALM BEACH FL 6 X X X 6 BURGEO NFLD X 2 7 1 10 FT PIERCE FL 25 X X X 25 ILE ST PIERRE X 4 9 1 14 MONCTON NB X 1 1 X 2 CAPE RACE NFLD X 1 12 2 15 YARMOUTH NS 1 3 X X 4 HIBERNIA OILFLD X X 5 7 12 HALIFAX NS X 7 1 X 8 COLUMN DEFINITION PROBABILITIES IN PERCENT A IS PROBABILITY FROM NOW TO 2PM TUE FOLLOWING ARE ADDITIONAL PROBABILITIES B FROM 2PM TUE TO 2AM WED C FROM 2AM WED TO 2PM WED D FROM 2PM WED TO 2PM THU E IS TOTAL PROBABILITY FROM NOW TO 2PM THU X MEANS LESS THAN ONE PERCENT FORECASTER KNABB $$ ** WTUS82 KMFL 242036 *** HLSMFL AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-GMZ656-657-676-250000- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 436 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE: COLLIER...GLADES... HENDRY...PALM BEACH...BROWARD...MIAMI-DADE AND MAINLAND MONROE. ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED WATCHES/WARNINGS ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... ALL HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS WILL BE DROPPED ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA AT 5 PM. HOWEVER...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND WILMA WILL RESULT IN GALE WARNINGS BEING ISSUED FOR ALL SOUTH FLORIDA GULF AND ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...AS WELL AS LAKE OKEECHOBEE. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... POWER LINES ARE DOWN ACROSS MANY PARTS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES...ESPECIALLY ONES THAT MAY BE DOWN IN STANDING WATER. REPORT ANY DOWNED POWER LINES TO FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT AT 1-800-4 OUTAGE. DEBRIS IS COVERING MANY ROADWAYS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA...MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS VERY HAZARDOUS. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS BLOCKED WITH DEBRIS OR STANDING WATER. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS... IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE...STORM SURGE SHOULD BE SLOWLY DIMINISHING AS WINDS DECREASE. ...WIND IMPACTS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT. EXTENSIVE POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURRED. FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT ESTIMATED 3.1 MILLION CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AT NOON. WHEN USING GENERATORS...REMEMBER TO ALLOW FOR ADEQUATE VENTILATION. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS IN ENCLOSED AREAS BECAUSE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING CAN EASILY KILL PEOPLE WITH NO WARNING. EVERY HURRICANE SITUATION IN THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS RESULTED IN CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING DEATHS. SOUTH FLORIDIANS WILL NOTICE A DISTINCTLY COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS MOVING INTO THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE WILMA...WHICH WILL LIKELY DIMINISH THE DEPENDENCE ON AIR CONDITIONING DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ...LOCAL MARINE IMPACTS... CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH TONIGHT. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS WILL BE THE FINAL UPDATE. $$ MOLLEDA ** WTNT34 KNHC 242049 *** TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE WILMA ADVISORY NUMBER 39 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...WILMA STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE WHILE RACING NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM FLORIDA... AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...ALL HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE...AND THE FLORIDA KEYS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. HOWEVER...GALE FORCE WINDS CONTINUE IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA WEST COAST AND THE FLORIDA KEYS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS AND WARNINGS ISSUED BY LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY ISLANDS... BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND NEW PROVIDENCE. THIS WARNING COULD BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS EVENING. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH... LONGITUDE 77.4 WEST OR ABOUT 180 MILES... 290 KM... NORTH OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. WILMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 37 MPH...59 KM/HR...AND A CONTINUED INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WILMA IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BUT WILMA COULD REMAIN A HURRICANE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES...415 KM. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY MEASURED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES. STORM SURGE SHOULD DECREASE TONIGHT ALONG THE COASTLINES OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA...INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE...AND THE FLORIDA KEYS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES. REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...29.0 N... 77.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 37 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 954 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM EDT. FORECASTER KNABB $$ ** WTUS82 KMLB 242101 *** HLSMLB AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 242300- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 501 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...HURRICANE WATCHES AND WARNING CANCELED FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AS WILMA EXITS THE AREA... ...NEW INFORMATION... ALL HURRICANE WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAVE BEEN CANCELED AS STILL POWERFUL HURRICANE WILMA RAPIDLY EXITS THE AREA TO THE NORTHEAST. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AS A STRONG FALL FRONT PUSHES COLD DRY AIR INTO THE PENINSULA. INLAND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST FROM DAYTONA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN THE COASTAL COUNTIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO STAY SAFELY INSIDE AND WAIT FOR DEBRIS AND POWER LINES TO BE CLEARED FROM ROADS BEFORE VENTURING OUT TO CLEAN UP DEBRIS. WITH POWER OUTAGES IN SOME AREA RESIDENTS ARE ALSO URGED TO BE CAREFUL RUNNING GENERATORS AND ILLUMINATING HOMES WITH FLAME LANTERNS AND CANDLES. ...FLOOD IMPACTS... THE THREAT FOR FLOODING IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAS ESSENTIALLY ENDED. RISES ON THE ST. JOHNS RIVER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING NEAR LAKE HARNEY BY MID WEEK. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS IS THE FINAL LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE MELBOURNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR HURRICANE WILMA. $$ DD ** WTNT44 KNHC 242106 *** TCDAT4 HURRICANE WILMA DISCUSSION NUMBER 39 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 WILMA HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN SINCE PASSING OVER FLORIDA. AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT RECENTLY REPORTED 850 MB FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS OF 132 KT...CORRESPONDING TO ABOUT 105 KT SURFACE WINDS...PROVIDING THE BASIS FOR THE ADVISORY INTENSITY. THE HURRICANE ALSO CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AND IS NOW RACING NORTHEASTWARD AT ABOUT 32 KT. WHEN WILMA TRANSFORMS INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE IS NOT CERTAIN. IT MIGHT BE ABLE TO KEEP FROM BECOMING TOO ENTANGLED WITH THE STRONG BAROCLINIC TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES FOR 24 HOURS OR MORE WHILE RUNNING ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE COASTLINE. WILMA HAS BEEN RATHER RESISTANT TODAY IN ALLOWING ITS INNER CORE TO BE DISRUPTED...AND IT COULD MAINTAIN DEEP CONVECTION NEAR THE CIRCULATION CENTER AND HOLD ON TO HURRICANE STATUS WELL INTO TOMORROW. SHORTLY THEREAFTER IT SHOULD MAKE THE TRANSITION TO EXTRATROPICAL...BUT REGARDLESS OF WHEN THAT DESIGNATION IS MADE...A LARGE AND STRONG CYCLONE WILL TRAVERSE THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN ATLANTIC FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST FOLLOWS MOST OF THE DYNAMICAL MODELS THAT FORECAST THE EXTRATROPICAL STORM TO TURN MORE EAST-NORTHEASTWARD NEAR THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. FORECASTER KNABB FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 24/2100Z 29.0N 77.4W 105 KT 12HR VT 25/0600Z 33.1N 72.6W 85 KT 24HR VT 25/1800Z 39.4N 65.2W 70 KT 36HR VT 26/0600Z 43.1N 58.2W 60 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 48HR VT 26/1800Z 45.0N 53.0W 55 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 72HR VT 27/1800Z 46.1N 42.5W 55 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 96HR VT 28/1800Z 47.5N 33.0W 55 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 120HR VT 29/1800Z 51.5N 22.5W 55 KT...EXTRATROPICAL $$ ** WTNT24 KNHC 242107 *** TCMAT4 HURRICANE WILMA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 39...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL242005 2100Z MON OCT 24 2005 ...CORRECTED 96 AND 120 HOUR INTENSITY TO 55 KT... AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...ALL HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE...AND THE FLORIDA KEYS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. HOWEVER...GALE FORCE WINDS CONTINUE IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA WEST COAST AND THE FLORIDA KEYS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS AND WARNINGS ISSUED BY LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY ISLANDS... BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND NEW PROVIDENCE. THIS WARNING COULD BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS EVENING. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 29.0N 77.4W AT 24/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR 45 DEGREES AT 32 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 954 MB EYE DIAMETER 50 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT WITH GUSTS TO 125 KT. 64 KT....... 75NE 90SE 75SW 40NW. 50 KT.......125NE 150SE 100SW 90NW. 34 KT.......200NE 225SE 200SW 150NW. 12 FT SEAS..325NE 300SE 200SW 200NW. 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 29.0N 77.4W AT 24/2100Z AT 24/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 27.9N 78.9W FORECAST VALID 25/0600Z 33.1N 72.6W MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT. 64 KT... 70NE 85SE 60SW 30NW. 50 KT...125NE 150SE 125SW 75NW. 34 KT...200NE 225SE 200SW 175NW. FORECAST VALID 25/1800Z 39.4N 65.2W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT. 64 KT... 60NE 85SE 40SW 20NW. 50 KT...100NE 175SE 75SW 50NW. 34 KT...225NE 250SE 225SW 125NW. FORECAST VALID 26/0600Z 43.1N 58.2W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT...100NE 175SE 75SW 50NW. 34 KT...200NE 250SE 175SW 125NW. FORECAST VALID 26/1800Z 45.0N 53.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT...100NE 175SE 75SW 50NW. 34 KT...200NE 250SE 175SW 125NW. FORECAST VALID 27/1800Z 46.1N 42.5W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT...100NE 175SE 75SW 50NW. 34 KT...200NE 250SE 175SW 125NW. 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 28/1800Z 47.5N 33.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 29/1800Z 51.5N 22.5W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 29.0N 77.4W NEXT ADVISORY AT 25/0300Z FORECASTER KNABB $$ ** WTCA44 TJSJ 242108 *** TCPSP4 BOLETIN HURACAN WILMA ADVERTENCIA NUMERO 39 NWS TCP/CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL 500 PM EDT LUNES 24 DE OCTUBRE DE 2005 ...WILMA SE INTENSIFICA UN POCO MAS MIENTRAS SE MUEVE RAPIDAMENTE ALEJANDOSE DE LA FLORIDA... A LAS 5 PM EDT...2100Z...TODOS LOS AVISO DE HURACAN Y TORMENTA TROPICAL PARA LA PENINSULA DE LA FLORIDA...INCLUYENDO EL LAGO OKEECHOBEE...Y LOS CAYOS DE LA FLORIDA. SIN EMBARGO...VIENTOS CON FUERZA DE GALERNA CONTINUAN EN ALGUNAS AREAS...ESPECIALMENTE A LO LARGO DE PROCIONES DE LA COSTA OESTE DE DE FLORIDA Y LOS CAYOS DE LA FLORIDA. POR FAVOR CONSULTE LOS PRODUCTOS Y AVISOS EMITIDOS POR LAS OFICINAS LOCALES DEL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA. CONTINUA EN EFECTO UN AVISO DE HURACAN PARA LAS BAHAMAS DEL NOROESTE...INCLUYENDO ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY ISLANDS...BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...Y NEW PROVIDENCE. PARA INFORMACION ESPECIFICA PARA SU AREA...INCLUYENDO POSIBLES VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS SOBRE TIERRA...FAVOR DE REFERIRSE A LOS PRODUCTOS EMITIDOS POR SU OFICINA METEOROLOGICA LOCAL. A LAS 5 PM...2100Z ...EL CENTRO DEL HURACAN WILMA ESTABA LOCALIZADO CERCA DE LA LATITUD 29.0 NORTE...LONGITUD 77.4 OESTE O COMO A 180 MILLAS... 290 KM... AL NORTE DE LA ISLA GRAN ABACO EN LAS BAHAMAS DEL NOROESTE. WILMA SE ESTA MOVIENDO HACIA EL NORESTE A CERCA DE 37 MPH...59 KM/HR. SE ESPERA QUE CONTINUE UN AUMENTO EN SU VELOCIDAD DE TRASLACION DURANTE LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS. LOS VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS ESTAN EN CERCA DE 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...CON RAFAGAS MAS FUERTES. WILMA ES UN HURACAN CATEGORIA TRES EN LA ESCALA SAFFIR-SIMPSON. SE PRONOSTICA UN DEBILITAMIENTO GRADUAL DURANTE LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS...PERO WILMA PUEDE MANTENERSE COMO HURACAN DURANTE LA MAYOR PARTE DEL DIA MARTES. LOS VIENTOS HURACANADOS SE EXTIENDEN HACIA AFUERA HASTA 105 MILLAS...165 KM...DEL CENTRO...Y LOS VIENTOS DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE EXTIENDEN HACIA AFUERA HASTA 260 MILLAS...415 KM. LA PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA MEDIDA POR UN AVION CAZA HURACANES ES DE 954 MILIBARAS...28.17 PULGADAS. LA MAREJADA CICLONICA EN GENERAL DEBERA ESTAR DISMINUYENDO A LO LARGO DE LA COSTA SUROESTE DE FLORIDA...LOS CAYOS BAJOS DE LA FLORIDA. POR FAVOR CONSULTE LOS PRODUCTOS Y AVISOS EMITIDOS POR LAS OFICINAS LOCALES DEL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA. REPITIENDO LA POSICION A LAS 5 PM CDT...29.0 NORTE...LONGITUD 77.4 OESTE. MOVIMIENTO HACIA EL...NORESTE A CERCA DE 37 MPH. VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS...120 MPH. PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA... 954 MB. UNA ADVERTENCIA INTERMEDIA SERA EMITIDA POR EL CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES A LAS 8 PM EDT SEGUIDA POR LA ADVERTENCIA COMPLETA A LAS 11 PM EDT. PRONOSTICADOR KNABB $$ ** WTUS82 KEYW 242116 *** HLSEYW FLZ076-077-078-GMZ031-032-033-052-053-054-072-073-074-075-250030- HURRICANE WILMA LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 530 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...HURRICANE WILMA MOVING AWAY FROM AREA... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE KEYS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KEYS ISLAND CHAIN... ...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE... WATCHES AND WARNINGS. STORM INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. WIND IMPACTS. MARINE IMPACTS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT IS SPECIFIC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. ...WATCHES AND WARNINGS... THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. ...STORM INFORMATION... HURRICANE WILMA IS LOCATED ABOUT 400 MILES NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST...MOVING AWAY FROM THE KEYS TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT NEAR 37 MPH. WILMA IS A CATEGORY THREE STORM WITH WINDS NEAR 120 MPH. WILMA IS LOCATED NEAR 29.0 NORTH AND 77.4 WEST...AND HAS A MEASURED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 954 MB...OR 28.17 INCHES OF MERCURY ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE MAIN REMAINING IMPACT OF HURRICANE WILMA WILL BE THE EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE STORM TIDE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. TRAVEL IN FLOODED AREAS WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS DUE TO UNKNOWN WATER DEPTH AND STORM DEBRIS. MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS HAVE ASKED RESIDENTS TO STAY PUT WHILE KEYS INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENTS ARE COMPLETED. RESIDENTS DRIVING THROUGH DEEP WATER COULD CAUSE FURTHER WAKE DAMAGE AND HINDER THE RECOVERY EFFORT. FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING ROAD CLOSURES...ELECTRIC OR WATER OUTAGES...OR OTHER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CONTACT THE MONROE COUNTY HOTLINE AT 1-800-955-5504...OR THE CITY OF KEY WEST AT 1-305-809-1108. MONROE COUNTY OFFICES AT LEAST THROUGH TOMORROW. MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS... THE STORM SURGE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS HAS PEAKED AND IS SLOWLY RECEDING. THE UPPER KEYS WERE THE LAST PORTION OF THE ISLAND CHAIN TO PEAK WITH A STORM SURGE OF AROUND 4 TO 5 FEET. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER FROM WILMAS STORM SURGE REMAIN ACROSS MANY KEYS LOCATIONS. ...WIND IMPACTS... ALTHOUGH WILMA HAS PASSED THE FLORIDA KEYS...AND NO LONGER IS A DIRECT THREAT...THE INTERACTION OF HURRICANE WILMA AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL KEEP WINDS NEAR 35 KNOTS...GRADUAL DIMINISHING LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR OUR COASTAL WATERS AND A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KEYS ISLAND CHAIN. ...MARINE IMPACTS... A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN PORT FOR WINDS AND SEAS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT THAT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST FLORIDA ON HURRICANE WILMA. PLEASE VISIT OUR KEY WEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST. $$ FUTTERMAN/DEVANAS ** WTNT84 KNHC 242120 *** TCVAT4 WILMA WATCH/WARNING BREAKPOINTS NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 .HURRICANE WILMA FLC011-086-099-AMZ630-650-651-670-671-250300- /E.CAN.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 500 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 FLORIDA-CITY-FL 25.45N 80.33W JUPITER-INLET-FL 26.95N 80.06W $$ FLC009-061-085-111-AMZ550-555-570-575-250300- /E.CAN.KNHC.HU.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 500 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 JUPITER-INLET-FL 26.95N 80.06W TITUSVILLE-FL 28.64N 80.63W $$ FLC015-021-027-071-087-115-GMZ031-033-656-657-676-853-856-873-876- 250300- /E.CAN.KNHC.TR.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 500 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 LONGBOAT-KEY-FL 27.39N 82.64W FLAMINGO-FL 25.14N 80.93W $$ FLC035-109-127-AMZ454-474-250300- /E.CAN.KNHC.TR.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 500 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 TITUSVILLE-FL 28.64N 80.63W ST-AUGUSTINE-FL 29.89N 81.27W $$ AMZ610-250300- /E.CAN.KNHC.TR.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 500 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-FL 26.95N 80.80W $$ GMZ032-052-053-054-072-073-074-075-250300- /E.CAN.KNHC.TR.W.1024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 500 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 DRY-TORTUGAS-FL 24.66N 82.86W KEY-LARGO-FL 25.09N 80.44W $$ ATTN...WFO...JAX...EYW...TBW...MLB...MFL... ** WTUS82 KTBW 242127 *** HLSTBW FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-242300- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 530 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...ALL TROPICAL WARNINGS DISCONTINUED... ...NEW INFORMATION... ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH NORTH TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT IS FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ...WATCHES AND WARNINGS... ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE LITTLE MANATEE RIVER AT WIMAUMA...THE MANATEE RIVER AT MYAKKA HEAD...THE PEACE RIVER AT ARCADIA...AND THE HORSE CREEK NEAR ARCADIA. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH... LONGITUDE 77.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 320 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF TAMPA AND FORT MYERS. WILMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 37 MPH. ...WIND IMPACTS... THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF TARPON SPRING...AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. AT 5 PM EDT...THE C-MAN OBSERVING STATION IN VENICE FLORIDA REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 38 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 41 MPH. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FROM BONITA BEACH NORTH TO TARPON SPRING OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES. WINDS OVER THESE COASTAL WATERS WILL AVERAGE 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS THIS EVENING...BUT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM TARPON SPRINGS NORTH TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES...AND TAMPA BAY...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS OVER THESE WATERS THIS EVENING...BUT WILL ALSO BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS OVER LAND ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE TO AVERAGE 20 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS THIS EVENING. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ALONG ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATES...AND THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ...SURGE IMPACTS... TIDES HAVE RETURNED TO NORMAL AT MOST GAGING POINTS ALONG THE SUNCOAST AND THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT TIDE LEVELS HAVE DECREASED...HOWEVER THE SURF ALONG THE BEACHES WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY POWERFUL AND DANGEROUS GIVEN THE STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE WATER UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ...FLOOD IMPACTS... THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD FLOODING HAS ENDED. ...NEXT STATEMENT... THIS IS THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR HURRICANE WILMA...AS ALL TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. $$ NP ** WTUS82 KJAX 242130 *** HLSJAX FLZ033-038-250000- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 530 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...WILMA STRONGER...CONTINUING TO MOVE AWAY FROM FLORIDA... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR FLAGLER AND ST JOHNS COUNTIES... ...A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR FLAGLER AND ST JOHNS COUNTIES... ...A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR CLAY...DUVAL...MARION... NASSAU AND PUTNAM COUNTIES... ...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND INLAND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...FLAGLER AND ST JOHNS. ...WATCHES AND WARNINGS... ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.4 WEST OR ABOUT 180 MILES NORTH OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. WILMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 37 MPH AND A CONTINUED INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS WHICH MAKES WILMA A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON AREA BRIDGES EARLY THIS EVENING. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS... ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS AND AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TIDES WILL RUN 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS WITH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TUESDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS WILL HELP FLATTEN THE SURF. ...MARINE IMPACTS... DESPITE WILMA PULLING AWAY...THE STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION SURGING DOWN WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS FOR THE COASTAL AND OFFSHORE WATERS. THE PREVIOUS TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS OFFSHORE HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY A GALE WARNING. REFER TO THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST. ...FLOOD IMPACTS... RAINFALL HAS LONG ENDED ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP. ...WIND IMPACTS... WINDS WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA EARLY THIS EVENING AND 20 TO 25 MPH ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL BE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING. ...TORNADO IMPACTS... NONE ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS IS THE FINAL HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT BY THE JACKSONVILLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON WILMA. $$ PP ** WTUS82 KEYW 242136 CCA *** HLSEYW FLZ076-077-078-GMZ031-032-033-052-053-054-072-073-074-075-250030- HURRICANE WILMA LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 530 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...HURRICANE WILMA MOVING AWAY FROM AREA... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE KEYS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KEYS ISLAND CHAIN... ...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE... WATCHES AND WARNINGS. STORM INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. WIND IMPACTS. MARINE IMPACTS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT IS SPECIFIC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. ...WATCHES AND WARNINGS... THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. ...STORM INFORMATION... HURRICANE WILMA IS LOCATED ABOUT 400 MILES NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST...MOVING AWAY FROM THE KEYS TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT NEAR 37 MPH. WILMA IS A CATEGORY THREE STORM WITH WINDS NEAR 120 MPH. WILMA IS LOCATED NEAR 29.0 NORTH AND 77.4 WEST...AND HAS A MEASURED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 954 MB...OR 28.17 INCHES OF MERCURY ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE MAIN REMAINING IMPACT OF HURRICANE WILMA WILL BE THE EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE STORM TIDE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. TRAVEL IN FLOODED AREAS WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS DUE TO UNKNOWN WATER DEPTH AND STORM DEBRIS. MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS HAVE ASKED RESIDENTS TO STAY PUT WHILE KEYS INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENTS ARE COMPLETED. RESIDENTS DRIVING THROUGH DEEP WATER COULD CAUSE FURTHER WAKE DAMAGE AND HINDER THE RECOVERY EFFORT. FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING ROAD CLOSURES...ELECTRIC OR WATER OUTAGES...OR OTHER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CONTACT THE MONROE COUNTY HOTLINE AT 1-800-955-5504...OR THE CITY OF KEY WEST AT 1-305-809-1108. MONROE COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED AT LEAST THROUGH TOMORROW. MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS... THE STORM SURGE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS HAS PEAKED AND IS SLOWLY RECEDING. THE UPPER KEYS WERE THE LAST PORTION OF THE ISLAND CHAIN TO PEAK WITH A STORM SURGE OF AROUND 4 TO 5 FEET. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER FROM WILMAS STORM SURGE REMAIN ACROSS MANY KEYS LOCATIONS. ...WIND IMPACTS... ALTHOUGH WILMA HAS PASSED THE FLORIDA KEYS...AND NO LONGER IS A DIRECT THREAT...THE INTERACTION OF HURRICANE WILMA AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL KEEP WINDS NEAR 35 KNOTS...GRADUAL DIMINISHING LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR OUR COASTAL WATERS AND A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KEYS ISLAND CHAIN. ...MARINE IMPACTS... A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN PORT FOR WINDS AND SEAS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT THAT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST FLORIDA ON HURRICANE WILMA. PLEASE VISIT OUR KEY WEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST. $$ FUTTERMAN/DEVANAS ** WTNT25 KNHC 242143 *** TCMAT5 TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALPHA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL252005 2100Z MON OCT 24 2005 TROPICAL DEPRESSION DISSIPATING NEAR 29.0N 70.0W AT 24/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 25 DEGREES AT 25 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1004 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER DISSIPATING NEAR 29.0N 70.0W AT 24/2100Z AT 24/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 27.9N 70.8W FORECAST VALID 25/0600Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 29.0N 70.0W THIS IS THE LAST FORECAST/ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM FORECASTER BEVEN $$ ** WTNT35 KNHC 242143 *** TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALPHA ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALPHA WEAKENS TO A TROUGH... AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALPHA HAS WEAKENED TO A TROUGH NEAR LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH... LONGITUDE 70.0 WEST OR ABOUT 385 MILES... 620 KM... SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA. THE REMNANTS OF THE DEPRESSION ARE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH...46 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...UNTIL THE SYSTEM IS ABSORBED BY HURRICANE WILMA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...TO THE EAST OF THE TROUGH. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...29.0 N... 70.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB. THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. FORECASTER BEVEN $$ ** WTNT45 KNHC 242143 *** TCDAT5 TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALPHA DISCUSSION NUMBER 10 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 VISIBLE IMAGERY AND AN EARLIER QUIKSCAT OVERPASS INDICATE THAT ALPHA NO LONGER HAS A LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION. THE REMNANT VORTICITY CENTER...A SWIRL OF LOW LEVEL CLOUDS...IS MOVING 025/25 AND WILL CONTINUE A RAPID NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD MOTION UNTIL IT IS ABSORBED BY HURRICANE WILMA IN 12-24 HR. THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS. FORECASTER BEVEN FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 24/2100Z 29.0N 70.0W 30 KT...DISSIPATING 12HR VT 25/0600Z...DISSIPATED $$ ** WTNT34 KNHC 242357 *** TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE WILMA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 39A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005 ...WILMA STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY AS THE HURRICANE RACES NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM FLORIDA AND THE BAHAMAS... AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...ALL HURRICANE WARNINGS FOR THE BAHAMAS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF THE LARGE EYE OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.2 NORTH... LONGITUDE 76.0 WEST... OR ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. WILMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 38 MPH...AND A CONTINUED INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK... WILMA IS EXPECTED TO PASS A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS TUESDAY MORNING... AND POSSIBLY REACH THE CANADIAN MARITIMES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE NEAR 125 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WILMA IS A STRONG CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BUT WILMA WILL LIKELY REMAIN A HURRICANE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY MEASURED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES. STORM SURGE WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TONIGHT ALONG THE COASTLINES OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA...INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE...AND THE FLORIDA KEYS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES. REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...30.2 N... 76.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 38 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 955 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART $$