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[[Image:Wilma 5-day forecast track.gif|thumb|250px|right|Projected path of Hurricane Wilma.]]
As of 2 pm [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]] [[October 18]] (1800 UTC), the center of Hurricane Wilma was located about 180290 mileskm (290180 kmmiles) south of [[Grand Cayman]]. It is moving to the west-northwest at 8 mph (12 km/h (8 mph) with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h (80 mph), and a minimum central pressure of 975 [[mbar]]. It is forecast to become an major hurricane in the next day or two and skirt the western tip of Cuba before turning northeastward and heading for Florida.
 
* For information, see the NHC's latest [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/ public advisory on Hurricane Wilma]