ZCZC MIATCMAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE WILMA SPECIAL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL242005 0500Z WED OCT 19 2005 A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM CABO CATOCHE TO PUNTA GRUESA. 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 HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HONDURAS FROM THE HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER WESTWARD TO CABO CAMARON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. ALL INTERESTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS AND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF WILMA. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.9N 82.0W AT 19/0500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 7 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 901 MB EYE DIAMETER 5 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT WITH GUSTS TO 160 KT. 64 KT....... 15NE 15SE 15SW 15NW. 50 KT....... 60NE 30SE 30SW 60NW. 34 KT.......135NE 90SE 90SW 135NW. 12 FT SEAS..200NE 150SE 150SW 150NW. 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 16.9N 82.0W AT 19/0500Z AT 19/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.6N 81.8W FORECAST VALID 19/1200Z 17.2N 83.1W MAX WIND 135 KT...GUSTS 165 KT. 64 KT... 25NE 25SE 25SW 25NW. 50 KT... 60NE 50SE 50SW 60NW. 34 KT...135NE 90SE 90SW 135NW. FORECAST VALID 20/0000Z 18.1N 84.2W MAX WIND 135 KT...GUSTS 165 KT. 64 KT... 30NE 30SE 30SW 30NW. 50 KT... 60NE 60SE 60SW 60NW. 34 KT...150NE 120SE 90SW 150NW. FORECAST VALID 20/1200Z 19.2N 85.0W MAX WIND 125 KT...GUSTS 155 KT. 64 KT... 30NE 30SE 30SW 30NW. 50 KT... 60NE 60SE 60SW 60NW. 34 KT...150NE 120SE 90SW 150NW. FORECAST VALID 21/0000Z 20.4N 85.5W MAX WIND 125 KT...GUSTS 155 KT. 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 60SW 75NW. 34 KT...150NE 150SE 120SW 150NW. FORECAST VALID 22/0000Z 23.0N 85.5W MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT. 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 60SW 75NW. 34 KT...150NE 150SE 120SW 150NW. 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 23/0000Z 26.0N 81.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 24/0000Z 33.0N 72.0W MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.9N 82.0W NEXT ADVISORY AT 19/0900Z FORECASTER AVILA $$ NNNN
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