Hurricane Wilma
Hurricane Wilma tore up the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico for over a week.
Starting on Tuesday 18 October 2005, Wilma headed for the Yucatan peninsula
and the storm battered Cancun and Cozumel for two days before heading
back east. Tracking through the Gulf of Mexico, ocean effects from Wilma
pounded Cuba. Wilma crossed the the Florida peninsula on Monday leaving
a wake of destruction.
After a week, tens of thousands of tourists were still stranded in Mexico resort areas. Also slow to come out of Mexico, is reports of damage which are presumed catastrophic. Many media outlets report that the hospitality industries of Cancun and Cozumel have been literally blown away.
The 2005 season will be remembered with a record number of storms with record intensity.
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GPS map of Wilma's track and nearby places of interest.
GPS Map
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Download the free GPS Map in GPS eXchange (.gpx) file format, which can be read and transferred to your GPS with free GPS software. (The .gpx file will appear in a new window where you can File > Save as... on your computer)
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Download the free GPS Map in KMZ format.
GPS Map Details
File Name: wilma.gpx (7KB)
Revised: 25 October 2005
Class B
Data
Track: Storm Path
Waypoints:
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CNCZ01 - Puente Calinda, Cancun
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CNCZ02 - Cancun Convention Center
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CNCZ03 - Plaza La Isla, Cancun
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CNCZ04 - Wet n Wild (mainland Mexico)
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CNCZ05 - Venta Club (mainland Mexico)
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CNCZ06 - Papa Hogs Cozumel
References
Information, data and images, from the following web sites were used to compile this GPS Map of Hurricane Wima: Coordinates or the storm's track came from Weather.Unisis.com; satellite imagery was obtained from NOAA's Operational Significant Event Imagery
Some point of interest locations are those found at the Google Earth Community.
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