36-Foot Waves, 134 mph Winds

9 p.m. Eastern - Heavy rain with winds already gusting over 30 mph are the norm tonight from Florida to New Jersey as Hurricane Wilma, Tropical Depression Alpha and a frontal system all come together to form a Superstorm, the likes of which we have not since The Perfect Storm.

Up to a foot of snow could fall in the spine of the Appalachians tonight, as well as more flooding rains for the Northeast.

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Buoy #41010 Hurricane Wilma - Waves

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Just off the coast of Cape Canaveral, FL, Buoy 41010 jumped from 3 foot waves this morning to report 36-foot waves this evening (along with 82 knot winds and 28.63" Hg pressure)!

Buoy #41010 Hurricane Wilma - Winds

NOAA

Buoys to watch overnight as Wilma quickly moves to the Northeast... Buoy 41002 (off SC Coast), 41001 (off NC Coast), and 44004 (off MD Coast).

Here is a link to photos taken by the National Weather Service in Key West, Florida this morning.

Hurricane Wilma Noaa Photo

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Below are the greatest hits of Wilma. Here are a couple of scary reports from the National Weather Service today. The first is from our friends in the Dry Tortugas, who recorded the highest wind gust in the storm. God bless those people, I hope they weren't there at the time.

"NATIONAL PARK SERVICE EMPLOYEES RECORDED A 134 MPH WIND GUST AND 13 TO 15 FOOT STORM SURGE AT FORT JEFFERSON IN THE EYEWALL OF WILMA."

Next up, an unusual water spout:

"A LARGE INTENSE WATER SPOUT ASSOCIATED WITH AN OUTER RAINBAND OF TC WILMA WAS SPOTTED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES... ABOUT 3 MILES WEST OF THE WEST END OF KEY WEST AT CLOSEST APPROACH... AND MOVING NNW AT ABOUT 40 MPH... THIS WATERSPOUT WAS VERY LONG LIVED... AT LEAST 1.5 HOURS."