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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
we got news last night that Lubbock will take atleast 600 maybe more.
Done!
Done
Apparently your last time out out didn't adjust your disposition. Second request: Stay off this thread.
Hold up. How far is Dallas from the coast?
Mercy is right. Which city would you rather have hit? Hitting an empty NO is better than a populated Galveston.
That's funny.
Ping me too, pleeeease!
:)
Please put me on the Rita list.
The projections have Rita coming to visit me by noon on Saturday. I guess I wont be doing my usual Saturday afternoon BBQ-ing.
Thank you for taking the time to explain this all to me. Isn't FReep great? I ask a question, leave for a while and when I come back there is an answer. So, according to your explanation, we need to be praying this thing goes even farther south and into Mexico.
Please stay off this thread. This is not the thread for discussion about what to do about NO. It's meant for people who are following the track of the storm. It's an information thread for that purpose. Your debate isn't wanted on this thread.
Bout 295 miles Pappy.
This is the RITA thread; take that somewhere else.
DONE!!!!!!!
They are evacuating that far north? Wow.
So my disposition is to be regulated?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
I don't wish for any location to take a hurricane landfall.
This is one of our stray cats that we have housed in our garage for the last 16 months or so. They are beautiful cats, and are happy but the one Tabby cat we call "mouth" is fearless, and she is always stalking something.
You didn't see any problems in NC last week for Opehlia either!
I despise Mike Easley, our D governor, but he was all over that storm last week. Not so much as a whimper from anybody; and nobody here was looking for or waiting for FEMA.
Of course, we've been doing it "right" for years......LOL.
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