Tropical Storm Rita Live Thread

NHC - NOAA ^ | 18 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[NautiNurse]

Tropical Storm Rita has developed from TD 18 in the Atlantic Ocean. TS Rita is currently located north of Hispaniola, the eastern tip of Cuba, and ESE of Nassau, Bahamas. Hurricane watches and warnings are in effect for portions of Florida. Check for local weather statements.

The following links are self-updating:

Public Advisory Currently published every 3 hours 5A, 8A, 11A, 2P, etc. ET
NHC Discussion Published every six hours 6A, 11A, 6P, 11P
Three Day Forecast Track
Five Day Forecast Track
Forecast Models
Buoy Data SE Florida
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Florida

Images:

Storm Floater IR Loop
Visible Storm Floater Still (only visible during daylight hours)
Color Enhanced Atlantic Loop
Florida Radar/Sat Loop Caution: Broadband users only!
Miami Long Range Radar Loop
Key West Long Range Radar Loop
Miami Experimental Radar Still Image
Key West Experimental Radar Still Image

Streaming Video: (coverage may be intermittent)
WFOR-TV/DT Miami (WMP) - http://dayport.wm.llnwd.net/dayport_0025_live"
WSVN-TV/DT Miami (WMP) - mms://216.242.118.141/broadband

Other Resources:

Florida East Coast Surf Reports Lots of great info here, including surf cams
Central Florida Hurricane Center
Hurricane City

Category	Wind Speed	Barometric Pressure	Storm Surge	Damage Potential
Tropical Depression	< 39 mph < 34 kts			Minimal
Tropical Storm	39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts			Minimal
Hurricane 1 (Weak)	74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts	28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more	4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m	Minimal damage to vegetation
Hurricane 2 (Moderate)	96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts	28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb	6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m	Moderate damage to houses
Hurricane 3 (Strong)	111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts	27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb	9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m	Extensive damage to small buildings
Hurricane 4 (Very strong)	131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts	27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb	13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m	Extreme structural damage
Hurricane 5 (Devastating)	Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts	Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb	Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m	Catastrophic building failures possible

[twin2]

Still at work here in Miami, no closing early for us to prepare. Luckily I stocked up yesterday morning as I know how my office gets...."it's just some rainnnn".

[Txsleuth]

HAH....Nagin has cover for his bungling...saying the NEW news about Rita will "suspend" the return or citizens...

LOL---

[JFC]

Yeap Nagin is reniging.

[Orange1998]

Katy was nothing but farm land in 1900 maybe they only had two houses for miles.

[Termite_Commander]

Nagin is such a joke. =P

[onyx]

I was just posting about him on another thread.

He OKAYed the reentry.

Now he's having to announce a NEW plan.

JMJ.

[Types_with_Fist]

Yeap Nagin is reniging

No, no. He's "Re-Naging."...:-)

[RDTF]

And right now he is doing some CYA regarding his attack on the Admiral

[dirtboy]

5 pm advisory is out.

Still a tropical storm at 70mph sustained.

5-day forecast track actually appears to have shifted back slightly to the west - landfall around Freeport.

[abb]

Aaron Broussard lied.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9368952

[onyx]

Take care. Never know what Rita will unleash.

[SE Mom]

My GOD this man is arrogant. "I've been asking for a report for AT LEAST a week and a half"...as though the feds are not doing his bidding.

Jerk.

[RDTF]

Nagin called it a hurricane

[Flyer]

Enough sand was added to the beach were only 2-3 foot of seawall is left.

In Galveston? Nah, the seawall is 10 - 15' above the beach.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Nagin was and remains just a first class idiot.

That much is true.

[onyx]

You nailed it. Arrogant jerk. Incompetent too.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Here's what you need Willie:

Water
a fill bath tub
b fill all large pots
c several dozen cleaned plastic milk carton / change quarterly

Battery operated radio
Battery operated flashlights (1 per person + 1)

Week worth of batteries for above

Fill propane for gas grill

Fill all cars

Sterno cans and fondue pot for cooking

Matches, lighter, lighter fluid

Several rolls of 6 mil plastic sheets 10’ x 100’

5 boxes of 20 each, large garbage sacks

4 pair heavy work gloves

Axe, hatchet, shovel nails, heavy duty staples, staple gun, hammers, saws, chain saw

6 bread baking pans (to make block ice)

4 large ice chests

Hand operated can opener and bottle opener

Bug spray

1 month of all medicine, gauze, band aids, tape, alcohol, OTC headache, antiseptic

Heavy duty knives, 100 each plastic forks, spoons, knives, paper towels, paper plates

Soup, Vienna sausage, peanut butter, crackers, chili, bread, several small jelly, mustard, spam, apples, dried fruit, hard candy,

Stove top coffee pot, 10 lbs coffee, sugar, salt, pepper, tea bags

2 12 ga shot guns – 2 boxes of 00; 1 of slugs; bird shot

2 9mm with 3 boxes of shells + 1 of hollow points

1 270 with 2 boxes of shells

[No Blue States]

LOL!

Interactive map showing evac routes from Houston.

(click on evac routes, then move mouse over red dots)

http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/special/05/hurricane/index.html

[Carolinamom]

Not having drinkable water should have been enough for the mayor to shut up about telling 180,000 people to 'Come on down.' I understand he had a face to face meeting at noon today w/the head of the National Guard. Looks like Nagin got dissuaded big time.

[SE Mom]

Did you HEAR that? "We have this little ship called the USS Comfort" ...Does he have a CLUE?

WHO in the #$%^ does he think he is?