Oct 19, 2005 04:10
Hurricane Wilma Tropical Cyclone Update
Statement as of 2:30 am EDT on October 19, 2005
data from a reconnaissance aircraft indicate that Hurricane Wilma
has become an extremely dangerous category five hurricane on the
Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. The reconnaissance plane measured
175 mph winds and estimated a minimum pressure of 892 mb. This is
the lowest pressure observed in 2005 and is equivalent to the
minimum pressure of the 1935 Labor Day hurricane in the Florida
Keys.
Forecaster Avila
Watch out Gulf Coast and especially Florida!!! Category 5 already! Yikes!
Please!!!!!!!!!!! If anyone has to evacuate.... TAKE YOUR PETS WITH YOU!!!! I can't stand the thought of looking for Katrina, Rita and WILMA pets. :(