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Posted on 09/20/2005 6:16:38 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Rita is in the Florida Straits, impacting the Florida Keys and South Florida Peninsula. Hurricane watches and warnings are in effect for numerous portions of South Florida. Check local weather statements for updates.
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
Rita Forecast Track Archive
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
Extra Large Miami Radar Broadband only
Extra Large Key West Radar Broadband 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)
WTVJ-TV/DT Miami (NBC6)
WFOR-TV/DT Miami (CBS 4)
WSVN-TV/DT Miami (Fox)
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 |
Previous Threads:
Tropical Storm Rita
Tropical Depression 18
At least on RADAR, Rita has a near-perfect eye...
Looks like Galveston/Houston are the targets this time. I hate to say this, but it might be best if it swung wildly to the east and hit NO again. The area has had minimal restoration since Katrina, and it should limit any additional federal spending. Not to mention the hit on the oil industry. We're still recovering from Katrina.
Our economy might experience a catastrophe if we borrow too many more $100B's.
Went through Alicia in 83 and only got winds and rain. No damage to the house nor flooding. However, this went into Galveston with the eye going over downtown Houston. We were on the "good side".
More concerned with a Matagorda/Freeport land fall and the size. Alicia was a small Cat 3.
LOL
Are you sure that is satire?
Correct .. It was Mississippi that took the hit
New Orleans problems were because of the levees that broke
that's true,,,,i've been saying too,,,,and do y'all know what?? some of the stupid people from NO aren't even grateful for what tx, specifically houston did for them,,,they were saying on local news last night how they are being "pushed out" of houston b/c we are evacuating them to arkansas,,,,crap what do we,,,,wait till the storm like stupid head mayor?? You can't satisfy em for nothing
Just added my location. Be safe everyone and if you see D Cell Batteries for cryin' out loud by them. There was a guy at the gas station all but frantically looking for them.
Even tho we're 80 miles from the coast we are leaving tomorrow. During Alicia in 1983 we had hurricane force winds, hail, tornados, trees crashing, things flying through the air. Not up to going through all that again. After the storm passed by, we went outside to wade almost knee deep in the street. There were fish in the water. Our boys hooted and hollered and had a grand time.
With a Cat 4 or 5??
You bet I'd be packing
anyone from houston notice how all the phone lines were jammed already this afternooon???
My DIL and 2 gs are in El Campo with her parents. My son is returning to the states in Dec but I guess because of fuel, airline tickets keep rising so he sent them ahead. I think she's far enough inland and it's a solid house but I need to check on her tomorrow.
I'm with you all about the media.
Last week, with Ophelia hugging the east coast all we heard was the same mantra: "in the aftermath of Katrina, people are preparing"
Who the HELL thought that people in this country couldn't HOLD IT TOGETHER for three DAMN days?
I think I have gone far enough. :-)
yeah...
the 11 PM advisory will be an interesting read...
I don't think the winds have increased much (otherwise there would be an update) but I would be willing to bet the pressure has fallen significantly...
If anyone can get at least 200 miles North of where the best guess that the storm will be making landfall, please do so. When Hurricane Jeanne hit Ft Pierce last Sept 26 at 120-125 mph we were 60 miles inland as the crow flies and it nailed us at the same approx wind velocity, and continued on its destruction through central Florida and out the West coast. Please try to get way out of the continued path of the storm unless there are high elevations like Mountains to slow the storm down and break it up there will be terrible destruction similar to where it first had landfall. I don't know if that part of Texas has Mountains or not, I hope so because Florida's terrain is mostly flat and did not stop much at all.
That's ominous. What reasons were given for an actual barometric pressure forecast?
Gotcha covered--I asked mine that a few years ago, as she unloaded an SUV-full of gallon jugs.
Her authoritative answer: "I don't know why, Honey, but the Director of Homeland Security said to stock up on bottled water!"
Where are you, SouthTexas?
Yep, both land lines and cell service. It was going on most of the afternoon. It will be even worse the next three days.
Bastardi has the best info. When Katrina first passed N.O. and the reporters were downplaying it and talking about dodging the bullet, Bastardi was out there continuing to give dire warnings about Lake Ponchetrain and flooding that could still take place. He was dead on.
That is NOT good. I remember Debra and Carla as a kid, and this seems to be heading the same general direction as those two did, and we had quite a bit of damage at the farm.
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