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Hurricane Rita Live Thread
NHC - NOAA ^ | 20 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

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


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: hurricane; rita; tropical
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To: laz

Exactly and it was just met to hurt black people this time just like katrina. ha


121 posted on 09/20/2005 7:27:29 AM PDT by markedmannerf (http://markedmanner.blogspot.com/)
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To: sheikdetailfeather
I just heard Nagin is getting the busses ready to roll per Fox.

Trouble is we don't know whether he's finally reacting to Katrina, or getting ready for Tammy or even Wilma. By tomorrow he won't know either.

122 posted on 09/20/2005 7:27:37 AM PDT by laz (They can bus 'em to the polls, but they can't bus 'em out of the path of a Cat 5 hurricane.)
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To: NautiNurse

what weather system factors will affect the steering currents related to Rita's movement through the Gulf the most?


123 posted on 09/20/2005 7:27:40 AM PDT by WoodstockCat (General Honore: "The storm gets a vote... We're not stuck on stupid.")
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To: NautiNurse

My bad, sorry...lots of relatives right in the path


124 posted on 09/20/2005 7:28:03 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: WoodstockCat

Ridge of high pressure over Texas.


125 posted on 09/20/2005 7:28:35 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: laz; sheikdetailfeather

Weren't the buses all ruined?


126 posted on 09/20/2005 7:28:50 AM PDT by RDTF
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To: gopwinsin04

best to pull the graphic and post a link to it.


127 posted on 09/20/2005 7:28:55 AM PDT by NautiNurse (The task before us is enormous, but so is the heart of America.)
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To: Lanza

Apparently a few folks at the big sleep over in the Dome and GRB have stated that they'd much prefer NOT to go to Arkansas.


128 posted on 09/20/2005 7:29:16 AM PDT by Jaded (Hell sometimes has fluorescent lighting and a trumpet. Whadda you mean sometimes?)
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To: RDTF
Weren't the buses all ruined?

It's hard to believe they could be fixed in this short a period of time. Maybe they're talking about new buses that can be ruined when the mayor changes his mind again.

129 posted on 09/20/2005 7:30:37 AM PDT by GOPJ
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To: jpsb

I've heard of the high pressure ridge but can that force the storm either way... NE or SW? I gather from most here that it's more likely to force the storm SW. But, I'd sure like to hear more about this.

130 posted on 09/20/2005 7:30:39 AM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: GOPJ

BWAAHAHAHAHAHA!


131 posted on 09/20/2005 7:31:17 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
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To: laz

Yes, we already know that.


132 posted on 09/20/2005 7:31:31 AM PDT by kassie
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To: WoodstockCat; All

Here is some information on the water temps for the Galveston area -

From my understanding - the colder the water - the less likely that a hurricane will build up.

Also - a cold front/ridge would not hurt! It would turn away the hurricane!

**So - all of you prayer warriors, pray that it turns cold in the water and on the land at Galveston/Houston. That is where the largest refineries are in the nation!

The nation will really be in a bind for fuel if that hurricane hits Galveston/Houston!

http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:sJA3yURsmVkJ:www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/wgof.html+Galveston+average+water+temperature+&hl=en


133 posted on 09/20/2005 7:31:38 AM PDT by Anita1 (You can never argue against the truth)
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To: GOPJ

Nagin is "importing" buses from other locations.


134 posted on 09/20/2005 7:31:41 AM PDT by NautiNurse (The task before us is enormous, but so is the heart of America.)
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To: jpsb

What is expected to cause that weakness in the high that will allow Rita to turn north at Tx?
I know the high is expected to form a gap by backing up toward DFW..and as hurricanes naturally tend north it will bump into the high until it finds that slot to go North.

Plenty of water vapor in the gulf:

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/GIFS/G8GMWV.JPG


135 posted on 09/20/2005 7:32:38 AM PDT by No Blue States (FW)
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To: GOPJ

I'd have thought they were ruined or in need of being cleaned and serviced first. I doubt they've been able to do much with them.


136 posted on 09/20/2005 7:33:21 AM PDT by kassie
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To: shield
"THIS STORM ON THIS TRACK IS HEADED FOR MY BEST FRIENDS HOUSE!!!"

On your map there's a line from "2 AM Sat" to where Rita's supposed to come ashore. That line goes right over the top of my house!

Matter of fact, if I go out on the deck and look up, I can see it. And it's bigger than it looks on the map, I'll tell you that right now.

137 posted on 09/20/2005 7:34:23 AM PDT by Chasaway (North Padre Island, Texas)
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To: 1riot1ranger
Most of the batteries were gone from the Randals on Voss yesterday. Everyone had the same idea. I was thinking of buying a new flashlight today betcha I can't find one. LOL
138 posted on 09/20/2005 7:34:42 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: NautiNurse
Those Greyhound buses must have shown up.
139 posted on 09/20/2005 7:35:43 AM PDT by Overtaxed (So this is it. We're all going to die!)
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To: Anita1

The reason Ophelia never got herself together is because she was churning up cooler water on the continental shelf; could that happen here?


140 posted on 09/20/2005 7:36:17 AM PDT by Howlin
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