Wilma - 12. hurricane of the 2005 season.

[farting bob]

So this thing briefly hit cat 5, but has now died down again? what do those currently very busy people who watch hurricanes think it will do in terms of speed, size and direction?

 

[Perfection]

So this thing briefly hit cat 5, but has now died down again?

It's still a very strong Catagory 4. We're talking about 225kph winds. That's still really nasty.

what do those currently very busy people who watch hurricanes think it will do in terms of speed, size and direction?

Take a look: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml?

 

[Xen]

wouldnt you know, its been gorgeous the last three days where I live in Florida too :\

 

[farting bob]

Ok, if i am right, hasnt this year produced 3 of the top 10 most intense hurricanes recorded (although not at landfall)? maybe even top 5 most instense (i seem to remember katrina was top 5, and rita was more intense at one point) because even counting for hurricane cycles and general coincidence, thats not looking good is it?

 

[Ultima Dragoon]

Very fast. Try to put your head out of the car window in 140 km/h. Then imagine, that the hurricane winds are about twice as fast.

No thanks, I know what high speed collisions can do to the human head

But still, that is a monster of a *coughcyclonecough* hurricane. There was a cyclone that went across the coast of Western Australia called Cyclone Vance that reached wind speeds like that. I wonder if Classical Hero remebers it, but it was like 10-20 years ago.

 

[Quasar1011]

Here is the latest official forecast track from the National Hurricane Center:

 

[Bootstoots]

Ok, if i am right, hasnt this year produced 3 of the top 10 most intense hurricanes recorded (although not at landfall)? maybe even top 5 most instense (i seem to remember katrina was top 5, and rita was more intense at one point) because even counting for hurricane cycles and general coincidence, thats not looking good is it?

Yeah, this year produced Wilma (1st), Rita (4th), and Katrina (6th). Interestingly enough, Katrina started as the fourth most intense Atlantic hurricane on record and had fallen to sixth less than two months later.

 

[Perfection]

Looks like Alpha might be not too far off
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at5+shtml/144732.shtml?5day

 

[classical_hero]

No thanks, I know what high speed collisions can do to the human head

But still, that is a monster of a *coughcyclonecough* hurricane. There was a cyclone that went across the coast of Western Australia called Cyclone Vance that reached wind speeds like that. I wonder if Classical Hero remebers it, but it was like 10-20 years ago.

I remember Cyclone Vance. It completely destroyed the towns of Exmouth and Onslow. The winds of the Cyclone were offically recorded at 267KPH, this is a record for windspeed In Australia. The winds for this monster where obviously higher than that.

Have alook at this to see the damage that this Cyclone caused. http://www.bom.gov.au/info/cyclone/vance/vance.shtml Imagine if a Hurricane of this strength hit the Gulf Coast.

 

[Quasar1011]

The latest satellite photo of Wilma:

 

[madviking]

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[Ultima Dragoon]

I remember Cyclone Vance. It completely destroyed the towns of Exmouth and Onslow. The winds of the Cyclone were offically recorded at 267KPH, this is a record for windspeed In Australia. The winds for this monster where obviously higher than that.

Have alook at this to see the damage that this Cyclone caused. http://www.bom.gov.au/info/cyclone/vance/vance.shtml Imagine if a Hurricane of this strength hit the Gulf Coast.

I know, i did a geography assignment on it last year.... It destroyed houses (built by the US army ) that were meant to take a small nuclear blast.

 

[Cuivienen]

No thanks, I know what high speed collisions can do to the human head

But still, that is a monster of a *coughcyclonecough* hurricane. There was a cyclone that went across the coast of Western Australia called Cyclone Vance that reached wind speeds like that. I wonder if Classical Hero remebers it, but it was like 10-20 years ago.

Cyclone would be improper to use in the northern hemisphere. More proper would be Anti-Cyclone. Cyclones swirl in a clockwise direction; cyclonically; while Anti-Cyclones, or Hurricanes and Typhoons, swirl in a counterclockwise direction; anti-cyclonically. Coriolis effect, blah, blah, blah.

 

[Cuivienen]

I remember Cyclone Vance. It completely destroyed the towns of Exmouth and Onslow. The winds of the Cyclone were offically recorded at 267KPH, this is a record for windspeed In Australia. The winds for this monster where obviously higher than that.

Have alook at this to see the damage that this Cyclone caused. http://www.bom.gov.au/info/cyclone/vance/vance.shtml Imagine if a Hurricane of this strength hit the Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Camille had windspeeds of ~190 mph at landfall (all instruments were destroyed, so it may have been as high as 210 mph). That's 304 kph. Of course, Camille was pretty small, too.

 

[Ultima Dragoon]

Cyclone would be improper to use in the northern hemisphere. More proper would be Anti-Cyclone. Cyclones swirl in a clockwise direction; cyclonically; while Anti-Cyclones, or Hurricanes and Typhoons, swirl in a counterclockwise direction; anti-cyclonically. Coriolis effect, blah, blah, blah.

I know. I just hate using the word hurricane. And it wouldn't be a anticyclone, cause an anticyclone would be a really strong high.

 

[Perfection]

Looks like somone beat me to the punch.

Cyclone would be improper to use in the northern hemisphere. More proper would be Anti-Cyclone. Cyclones swirl in a clockwise direction; cyclonically; while Anti-Cyclones, or Hurricanes and Typhoons, swirl in a counterclockwise direction; anti-cyclonically. Coriolis effect, blah, blah, blah.

That's incorrect, tropical storm systems in the Northern Indian ocean are called cyclones. Any system that rotates due to low pressure can be called a cyclone. Anticyclones are systems of high pressure with winds that go in the opposite direction of a cyclone (within the same hemisphere). They usually bring clear sunny happy skies.

 

[Ultima Dragoon]

Looks like somone beat me to the punch.


That's incorrect, tropical storm systems in the Northern Indian ocean are called cyclones. Any system that rotates due to low pressure can be called a cyclone. Anticyclones are systems of high pressure with winds that go in the opposite direction of a cyclone (within the same hemisphere). They usually bring clear sunny happy skies.

Thank you, Perfection.