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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: Termite_Commander

That's your 75 knots.


181 posted on 09/20/2005 8:08:46 AM PDT by LikeLight
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To: SE Mom
Yeah, everything in our hood is on stilts. My elevation is about 3 or 4 feet so we have to build up here.A direct hit would have been a whole other ball game here, but reporting is so good besides this site/thread provides wonderful info 24/7..
182 posted on 09/20/2005 8:08:50 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Time to get rid of the UN and the ACLU and all Mosques in the US,UK.)
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14 week gulf water temp graphic to Sept 14th:

http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/hurricane/12wksst.html

It looks like Aug was the hottest month.


183 posted on 09/20/2005 8:09:28 AM PDT by No Blue States (FW)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

S. said she heard last night if it's a #3, Houston could lose power for 2 weeks.

Hope they don't include Fort Bend in that prediction.


184 posted on 09/20/2005 8:09:36 AM PDT by kassie
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To: dawn53
I am in MI and we need rain also
Hardly any in Sept. yet which as you said is unusual
185 posted on 09/20/2005 8:10:09 AM PDT by apackof2 (Never underestimate the power of a fuzzy friend!)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

That's a great idea. Some people in Fla. kept food longer with frozen jugs of ice like that and used it for drinking too.


186 posted on 09/20/2005 8:10:12 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
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To: NautiNurse

I laughed and laughed when I heard Jeb Bush this morning -- everything in place, food, ice, water, officers, back up crews, FEMA, re-entry plan.

Way to go, Jeb!

Naggin'Nagin needs to take lessons instead of blaming! The joke is on Naggin' Nagin.


187 posted on 09/20/2005 8:11:06 AM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: LikeLight

Islamorada, Plantation Key, Oceanside MM 86.


188 posted on 09/20/2005 8:11:13 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Time to get rid of the UN and the ACLU and all Mosques in the US,UK.)
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To: Dog Gone
I think Isabel was a #2 when it finally reached Virginia Beach. Although the damage was less than a #3 or higher, it still looked like a war zone.
189 posted on 09/20/2005 8:12:08 AM PDT by kassie
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latest:
190 posted on 09/20/2005 8:12:20 AM PDT by eyedigress
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To: markedmannerf

What we will be hearing is that George Bush is spending too much time in New Orleans and Mississippi. There is no pleasing.


191 posted on 09/20/2005 8:13:14 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek ("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
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To: NautiNurse

NautiNurse--Thanks so much for all the hard work and dedication that you display in maintaining these live hurricane threads. I am from the Midwest, where we don't have to worry about hurricanes (unless the rain comes up north from the ones that hit the Gulf Coast) and I can't even fathom what it must feel like to experience one first hand.

Thanks, also, to all of you who post "live reports". Everything from the price of gas at Tiny's in Islamorada to the lack of supplies at the Katy Super Walmart to the personal real-time accounts--they all make it seem super-real.


192 posted on 09/20/2005 8:13:19 AM PDT by IN Farm Girl (Hoosier by birth, Boilermaker by the grace of God)
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To: Dog Gone
We had a bad tornado once when our daughter was 5 weeks old. I had been up to feed her, fallen back asleep - woke up to the phone ringing and rain pounding the house.

My Mother was hysterical - news was reporting a huge tornado in our very small town - with the possibility of hundreds dead.

It was the South side of town, and yes, it was a horrible storm that did kill several people, and crippled others. But we were asleep and had no knowledge of it until she called us.

193 posted on 09/20/2005 8:14:10 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Prayers for healing and relief from pain for Cowboy...........)
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To: rodguy911

Good- stay safe.

Here in Central FL we're having a squall come through..very breezy with rain "bursts"..


194 posted on 09/20/2005 8:15:11 AM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve..)
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To: eyedigress
Read Post #1...
195 posted on 09/20/2005 8:15:18 AM PDT by NautiNurse (The task before us is enormous, but so is the heart of America.)
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To: kassie

It is going to hit far south Texas - I'm doing my voodoo dance


196 posted on 09/20/2005 8:16:00 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Prayers for healing and relief from pain for Cowboy...........)
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To: Sam Cree

Yeah, the guy who sold us the house moved to Coral Reef. He had to fix it up and reinforce it after Andrew in '92. We've been living here for only a year. Lived in Burbank, CA for 17 years before that. We went through the Northridge Quake in '94, and that was less nerve-wracking than these hurricanes.


197 posted on 09/20/2005 8:16:07 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: shield; NautiNurse

just curious, but I don't know much about Hurricanes. If Rita follows the track in Shields post, it is aiming for Oklahoma. When do those things die down? Like, would we see big storms in OK as a result of it coming our way?


198 posted on 09/20/2005 8:17:40 AM PDT by CharlieOK1 (Have you read my #1 Bestseller? There is a test. -God)
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To: NautiNurse

Oops! My Bad...


199 posted on 09/20/2005 8:18:13 AM PDT by eyedigress
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

Make your voodoo dance change the Florida State model run. The latest forecast has Rita taking out 3/4 of the Texas coast.

http://moe.met.fsu.edu/cgi-bin/mm5fsutc2.cgi?time=2005092000&field=Sea+Level+Pressure&hour=Animation


200 posted on 09/20/2005 8:18:56 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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