On 19 Oct 2005 10:14:18 GMT, Richard Dixon
wrote:

Apologies to all - I was a day ahead - these are values from the NHC
analyses issued today.

21Z/18th - 970mb - Cat 1
00Z/19th - 954mb - Cat 2
03Z/19th - 945mb - Cat 2
05Z/19th - 901mb - Cat 4
06Z/19th - 901mb - Cat 4
07Z/19th - 892mb - Cat 5
09Z/19th - 884mb - Cat 5

So - 86mb in 12 hours!

"Hurricane Wilma Intermediate Advisory Number 16a

Statement as of 8:00 am EDT on October 19, 2005

....Wilma maintaining category five status...record pressure
confirmed by aircraft crew..."

So there we have it. It's a record.

--
Dave