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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
I put forth a motion that this subject has become breaking news. I see you posted this on front page news today, but I was amazed at how quickly it got pushed down off the list. When you post the next thread then I think you would be more than justified in posting to breaking news. All of us have a great deal at steak here.
Thanks
can anyone tell me ANYTHING i can plug into my laptop and it will pick up internet on the road,,,i know t-mobile has a cord to plug from your laptop to your cell---but they are out,,,anyone have any other ideas,,,,my wireless is on location only,,,,i would like to at least get online when we evacuate in case we are in traffic many hours
that's good to know
I salute both of you, for your concern and generousity. Thanks. That is all.
I could use a good steak for dinner tomorrow.
I used to live in Bellaire on Chelsea street, we had a bad rain in '76 and my wife came home in a canoe, right up to the front door.
I would leave.
I'm gadget happy,,,,
I would like to know how to do that too.
There's over 2 million people in Houston. If we evacuate, we'll all die in some monumental traffic jam, heading to cities that cannot take this many people, along with everyone from Galveston, Texas City, etc.
yes and IMHO I think that Harris county and flood control are oxymorons,,,,
God Bless Howlin for beating the drum about the CM detectors - I would never have thought to get one because of the woodstove because we have no gas (of any kind) powered anything in the house.
I have joined the CM detector band wagon and emphasize getting them anytime I see someone mention having/getting a generator.
If you don't mind low speed then you could always get a dial up with a major company like USADATANET.com They have local dial up numbers in many areas all over the USA and you can use anyone of them to log on. The cost is only about 10 dollars a month.
No, this little unit is essentualy a large battery to jump start cars, run a radio, tv or laptop. Very handy; about $75 at Sears. I used it last summer during the storms to listen to music at night while the electricty was out and having a bottle of wine. It helped eliminate (with the wine)to take the complexity out of the chaos.
Well,i know with t-mobile if you have their service and one of their air cards you can do it and it picks up anywhere t-mobile service goes,,,my experience with t-mobile has been good say I will do that if i can find somewhere with an air card,,,also verizon has some service but the card alone is 129.00
oops LOL
As tempting as these survival items sound (I've loved The Sharper Image from the days of their earliest catalogues), I'm not inclined to order anything online at the moment.
Even though I live in Central Louisiana and my zip code is not on the list of those affected by Katrina, I've nevertheless been having the most dreadful time with package deliveries.
A package that was sent to me via UPS from New Jersey on 9/2 didn't get here until 9/14. It arrived damp and soggy inside and the perishable contents had to be taken straight to the dumpster. Another package that was shipped via DHL on 9/8 from Utah also didn't get here until 9/14, but I nevertheless had to spend three solid days chasing DHL until I got the package in my hands. They claimed they were 5 business days behind in their deliveries in the Alexandria area. They had been putting my box on the truck every day, but if all the deliveries weren't completed by 6:00 pm, they just turned the truck around and gave up. I kept begging them to leave the box at their depot so I could pick it up, all to no avail. On the third day, I finally got to the sorting facility just before the trucks pulled out and intercepted my package, only to find the wrong items had been shipped to me. I made do with them anyway, because I simply couldn't bear to go through a return/exchange scenario.
USPS is even worse, but now they hide behind Katrina. The local post office can offer all the lame excuses they want, but I simply do not find it a coincidence that there is mail in my box only two to three times per week. I'm not always able to have money sent to me via Direct Deposit, so I've lost count of the times I've camped next to my empty mailbox waiting for checks that didn't show up in time, and coming THISCLOSE to bouncing a check as a result. USPS also flat-out refuses to deliver parcels to apartment complexes in my town. They actually put your parcel on the truck, drive up to your complex, leave an Attempted Notice of Delivery in your mailbox (while you're sitting right there at your apartment anxiously watching for them, no less), and drive away with your parcel still aboard, meaning that it can't be retrieved until the very late afternoon when the truck returns to the post office.
The survival items mentioned in this thread sound really good, though. Can the Coleman stuff be purchased at, say, the outdoor/hunting department at a Wal-Mart SuperCenter?
Sorry for ranting; it's frustrating knowing that there's good stuff out there that would be helpful to use during Rita, but it's just a hassle to purchase it!
That's kind of obvious. Even with this catastrophe as a focus point the Aints can't pull through for the state.
Time for some heavy duty prayer warrioring trusting in the power of the Lord to send strong and mighty angels to ride into this whirlwind and defeat its destructive power. In the name of Jesus--amen!
Hey, thank you for that. I know I can find radio shack online.
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