Thursday, October 20, 2005

Beautiful Fall Weekend Coming Up......Wilma Update

From meteorologist Jason Myers....

A cold front has worked it's way through the Big Country, and temperatures will be about 10 degrees cooler for a high temperature of 80 degrees (compared to yesterday's high of 90 degrees). High pressure will continue to keep things sunny across Texas. For football Friday night, you'll probably want to have a jacket with you since it will feel cool once the sun goes down. It will be perfect weather to be outdoors Saturday with high temperature around 78 degrees...."Boo At The Zoo" will be going on from 4pm to 8pm on Saturday, along with many other outdoor activities this weekend, like the "Anson Days" fall festival. Another cold front moves through late Saturday night into Sunday morning, bringing chilly, Canadian air with it. Temperatures on Sunday will not get out of the 60s, with a high temperature of 64 degrees. You'll want to have the jacket with you if you head out for church or any outdoor activities.

The latest from the National Hurricane Center........

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE WILMA CONTINUES TOWARD THE YUCATAN PENSINSULA...

AT 7 AM CDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.2 WEST OR ABOUT 175 MILES...285 KM...SOUTHEAST OF COZUMEL MEXICO. WILMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...12 KM/HR.

A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 145 MPH...230KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WILMA IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UPTO 230 MILES...370 KM. LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED BY AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 910 MB...26.87 INCHES.

Wilma looks to make landfall in Florida, during the day on Sunday.

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