Oh My God..

[zorathenne]

If I am reading This (pop up warning) correctly, that article is saying that Hurricane Wilma has now reached Cat 5..




Hurricane Wilma winds now 175 mph!

2:31 a.m. ET 10/19/2005
Matthew Newman, Senior Meteorologist, The Weather Channel

Hurricane Hunters have just recorded a pressure of 892 mb, tied for the 2nd lowest pressure ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin. This represents more than a 70 mb drop in less than 8 hours! Winds are now up to 175 mph making this a Category 5 hurricane. Hurricane watches have been extended up to parts of Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Hurricane Wilma is moving west-northwestward at 8 mph and this general motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours. Heavy showers are likely in Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, northern Honduras and southern Cuba. Wilma may try to slip through the Yucatan Channel into the extreme southern Gulf of Mexico and turn to the east or northeast. Residents of the southern Florida, including the Keys, should begin thinking about the possibility of a hurricane strike sometime this coming weekend.



Please tell me I'm not reading that right..

Not another one..

Comments

[misslynn.livejournal.com]

oh, good god.

with any luck, it will downgrade again...but you are indeed reading it right.

*sighs*

[zorathenne.livejournal.com]

oh please please pretty please let it downgrade.. *frets*

[misslynn.livejournal.com]

*hug* try not to worry too much, sugar. they can't reliably predict its path more than two days in advance (and even that's tricky) so there's no knowing if it'll hit the US mainland yet...

[zorathenne.livejournal.com]

I'm not worried about only the US hon.. there's plenty others out there that risk being in it's path =(.

[misslynn.livejournal.com]

oh, i sounded rather insensitive, didn't i? bah. it's late.

i'm certainly concerned for anyone in a cat 5's path -- i was just thinking about the devastated gulf coast, and how they can't afford more destruction -- but you are absolutely right. nobody should face that.

apologies. :) it's late. i need to go to bed.

[zorathenne.livejournal.com]

Oh, I understand completely.. I admit that when I first caught wind of the intensity of the storm, the first thought in my mind was about the Gulf Coast. The map had to remind me as well that um.. we aren't the only ones in danger *bonks self*.

It's late over here too and I so need to get to sleep. I think I am going to have to put the channel to Cartoon Network or something instead of the Weather Channel.. *fretfretfret*.

Sleep well sweetie *huggle*!

[crystalrowan.livejournal.com]

Actually, according to the weather people it should be a 3 or 2 shortly - it's not expected to stay strong for long at all.

[jerseygirl1.livejournal.com]

Unfortunatly you read it right... in less than 16 hours Wilma went from becoming a hurricane (~70MPH winds) to 175 MPH winds.

Amazing.

[vortex.livejournal.com]

The link to the Alert didn't work, but it took me to The Weather Channel page anyway:

"Hurricane Hunters early this morning recorded a pressure of 884 mb, now the lowest pressure ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin. This represents more than a 86 mb drop in just 12 hours! This appears to be one of the fastest pressure drops on record. Winds are now up to 175 mph making this a Category 5 hurricane. Hurricane watches have been extended up to parts of Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Hurricane Wilma is moving west-northwestward at 8 mph and this general motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours. Heavy rain is likely in Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, northern Honduras and southern Cuba. Wilma may try to slip through the Yucatan Channel into the extreme southern Gulf of Mexico and turn to the east or northeast. Residents of the southern Florida, including the Keys, should begin thinking about the possibility of a hurricane strike sometime this coming weekend."

Down to 884 millibars. an 86 millibar drop in 12 hours, a new record for the fastest drop in pressure...Huricane Gilbert was the previous record holder...

[nysidra.livejournal.com]

I'd like to introduce you to a better weather source:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

No popup. No bullshit. Just info. ^_^

[vernard.livejournal.com]

Another good site for weather info is Weather Underground

And Wilma is gonna be ugly. Really ugly. The good news is that its not going to hit NOLA. The bad news is that it'll probably hit Floriday. And believe it or not that ain't the worst of it.

We are pretty much guaranteed at least one more storm after Wilma.

[brujah.livejournal.com]

I've been watching Wilma, too. It's now the lowest recorded pressure storm in recorded history. The rain bands are already moving into view in the Eastern Conus Loop, which, considering how far away this storm is, means that it's fucking GINORMOUS.

Being a weather geek sucks sometimes. I can't *not* look. Sort of like a slow motion train wreck.

[blowdry.livejournal.com]

oh fuck.... ._.'