HURRICANE WILMA SPECIAL STATEMENT
GOLRFC/MIDWEST HURRICANE CENTER ST. LOUIS MO
130 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2005
THIS STATEMENT IS TO UPGRADE WILMA TO A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON SCALE. JUST AFTER 1AM REPORTS FROM AIRFORCE RECON INDICATED FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS OF 130KTS MAKING WILMA A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE WITH WINDS OF 135MPH.
Well we just called it before NHC did!!!! :silly:
That 130 knots=135 mph at the surface...Its a cat4!!!