Hurricane Rita Live Thread

NHC - NOAA ^ | 20 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[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

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Do you not EVER forget ANYTHING????? lol

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Well then, she does not need my help.......;^)

[kassie]

NO... faster, faster, faster.

[MplsSteve]

I agree.

Being reasonable and civil only gets a person so far sometimes.

Is your neighbor a jerk or is he/she just freakin' oblivious to it all?

[MEG33]

Where are you?..

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I could cause more damage to the area dancing faster than the hurricane could.........

[don-o]

DON'T STOP DANCING.

Whatever you do: DON'T START SINGING!

[Miztiki]

Good morning everyone. When will we know if we should evacuate?

[TX Bluebonnet]

Do you think its time to cancel my reservations for next week at Rockport? My plan was to drive through Victoria next wed the 28th and spend a few days fishing the bay. I'd wait a couple of more days. When is the cut off for canceling without penalty?

[jpsb]

San Leon, little fishing village on Galveston Bay.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

That and the fact that you are sleazy........lol...;^)

[Praxeus]

Thank you.

:)

[Michael Goldsberry]

Galveston has already called for a voluntary evacuation. I'm leaving tomorrow night.

[Sam Cree]

Glass now rising at Molasses, steady at Long Key.

[Jaded]

Stay safe. I hear they are clearing out the GRB. Now, if they can just clean it out in time!

[james_f_hall]

Where too Leapfrog? College Station?

I think many areas will have evac decisions and orders out this evening.

[NautiNurse]

lol - thought the same thing when I saw that post.

[Strategerist]

I still say what people are forgetting is that this thing has a fast forward speed that changes everything, limits damage, limits exposure to core winds etc.

Gee, Andrew had a fast forward speed too.