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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
How well does the Navy Models hold? Do they have a good track history?
No Q storms
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCUAT3+shtml/201711.shtml
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WTNT63 KNHC 201711
TCUAT3
HURRICANE RITA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
115 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005
DATA FROM A NOAA PLANE INDICATE THAT RITA HAS REACHED 100 MH WINDS
AND IS NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE
SCALE. THIS WILL BE REFLECTED IN A SPECIAL ADVISORY AT 2 PM EDT.
FORECASTER AVILA
I may be coming up there to stay with my Daughter...... hope her roommate doesn't care!
Rut roh.
already posted...and already pinged.
We have 2 extra rooms.... also bring your TT gear. We have another big game on Saturday. TT will put 100 points up the coming week... and all that with 3rd and 4th string in....
That's some pretty swift intensification..
Not at all. This storm will be going over waters that Katrina never touched and the SST's are similar to what Katrina had to feed from. Sheer is minimal and everything is in place for further strengthening. Also, a burst of strength may come soon before landfall due to the fact that the temps closer to TX are even warmer. ERC timing will, as always with strong storms, be a main factor in intensity towards landfall.
Hey - let's hope, huh? She is in one of the new apartments on Main near the campus - two bedroom - plenty of room for us but thank you very much anyway.............
just watch Rita grow as it hits the Gulf.. Also, fill up with gas today if you have not.. It is on the way UP!
They do not do Q's x,y,or z and two others.
Somebody tell Rove to turn the knobs on that machine of his down a bit. Maybe he dozed off with his hand on the controls.
A few more hurricanes and we will have one called Alpha.
As long as she keeps moving along at this speed, she will get to TX before the trough has much effect on it.
Recent models have pretty much given up on the idea of any sort of LA threat, and I expected that to happen.
I think it will hit the central TX coast before much of a turn to the north, but it will probably be headed WNW or NW at that point as the trough begins to do its work.
Where are you, if you don't mind my asking?
Also remember Katrina was up to 175MPH before that puff of dry air.
So where are you?
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