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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
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To: OB1kNOb; Prolifeconservative

I think it safe to assume that the front right side of the cane, relative to its direction of travel, is normally the strongest quadrant. If the cane is moving north, that makes it the NE quadrant. 'Course they usually move somewhere between W and NE.


901 posted on 09/20/2005 2:12:48 PM PDT by Sam Cree (absolute reality - Miami)
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To: 4everontheRight

Good advice.

We're in Florida and having been through the drill a few times, we keep all important papers (or copies) in a fireproof lockbox (we adopted the word before Algore, LOL) in our home. Life insurance, homeowners info, car insurance, boat insurance, passports, deed to the house, car titles, boat titles, birth certificates, my husband's naturalization certificate (he used to be a Canadian), immunization records, marriage certificate, our dogs have id chips so that's in there too, disks with photos of stuff in the house, and we always keep cash on hand in there, just in case.

When everything's in one place, we can just grab the box and go, whether natural disaster, or any emergency.


902 posted on 09/20/2005 2:13:19 PM PDT by dawn53
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To: Leapfrog

Can anyone can get a map of the temperatures of the water in the Gulf?


903 posted on 09/20/2005 2:13:41 PM PDT by Sprite518
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To: Petronski

Honore says that according to the governor and mayor of NO they are not going to have people go to the convention center or super dome. They will bus them out.


904 posted on 09/20/2005 2:13:46 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
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To: Petronski

FEMA now saying storm will probably be a 3 possibly a 4 when it hits land


905 posted on 09/20/2005 2:13:55 PM PDT by 4everontheRight (Born/raised on MS beaches (SC now)...Criminals feed on the indulgence of society's understanding)
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To: Flyer

Nah. I was with you. I've been following the posts:')


906 posted on 09/20/2005 2:14:02 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: Trust but Verify
Any word on how this will impact oil production and refining yet? Have no fear:
907 posted on 09/20/2005 2:14:34 PM PDT by maineman
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To: 4everontheRight

Water Temps at bottom

http://www.easternuswx.com/bb/index.php?showtopic=52737


908 posted on 09/20/2005 2:15:09 PM PDT by silentknight
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To: sheikdetailfeather

Excuse me, but there'd be no point in sending anyone to the Pooper Dome, it's a biohazard disaster area.


909 posted on 09/20/2005 2:15:27 PM PDT by Petronski (I love Cyborg!)
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To: NautiNurse

This storm is making a lot of people very nervous. It's a good thing for the mayor that he got people out of NO.


910 posted on 09/20/2005 2:15:42 PM PDT by Peach (South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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To: NautiNurse

I hope you've had a chance to get some rest. It looks as if you'll be on duty again.


911 posted on 09/20/2005 2:15:46 PM PDT by Unknown Freeper (Doing my part...)
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To: Petronski

She was increased to Cat 2 before 2PM.


912 posted on 09/20/2005 2:15:53 PM PDT by NautiNurse (The task before us is enormous, but so is the heart of America.)
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To: Types_with_Fist

Like a dem, you mean???

LOL

I am sure if he says something snide and it is recorded---someone will show it, like they did last night when he made the comment about how Adm. Allen isn't the Mayor, HE is!!!

I was watching Neil Cavuto earlier, and he had small pics of the 5-6 times that Pres. Bush has been to the Gulf area..especially NO...and he wondered, "With Pres. Bush giving so much attention to the Katrina damage, and going down there so often, and promising any and all help for the cities to be restored....why do his poll numbers keep going DOWN?"

My answer to the TV---because all people saw for 10 days were Shep Smith...and Geraldo and others standing on a freeway screaming about how BUSH let all those people suffer and die....

After all of the excitement was over..and the REAL truth started coming out...most Americans were watching the "new Fall Season" of TV programs.


913 posted on 09/20/2005 2:16:01 PM PDT by Txsleuth (Arlington, Texas--future home of the Dallas Cowboys!)
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To: maineman

I love Honore. Told them what kind of communication system they were going to use and that is all they needed to know about that right now. "OVER".


914 posted on 09/20/2005 2:16:03 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Dog Gone

Yeah, it looks like they're starting to converge. But like I found in my analysis, at about this time for Katrina they were all pretty much converged on the Florida Panhandle. LBAR was an outlier that just happened to be right. Regardless, you are correct, we will indeed see.


915 posted on 09/20/2005 2:16:06 PM PDT by numberonepal (Don't Even Think About Treading On Me)
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To: silentknight; 1riot1ranger; 2Jedismom; Action-America; Aggie Mama; Alkhin; Allegra; American72; ...

Ping to important evacuation info in #892


916 posted on 09/20/2005 2:17:14 PM PDT by Flyer (Houston FReepers ~ http://houstonliberty.com/forums/ ~ (SW Houston)
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To: Sprite518

Last I saw on the GOM water temp was 85 degrees.


917 posted on 09/20/2005 2:17:22 PM PDT by Michael Goldsberry (Galveston)
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To: jpsb

Looks like San Leon just received a mandatory evacuation order.


918 posted on 09/20/2005 2:17:35 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: RummyChick

I can Not STAND nagin.. he is a jerk and unprofessional..


919 posted on 09/20/2005 2:17:40 PM PDT by JFC ( President Bush, You are being prayed for along with our country daily, by millions of us.)
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To: NautiNurse

I see. I didn't know if Max Sustained Winds were the ones used to determine the category, or if some other wind measurement was appropriate.

She's still a Cat 2 now, I'm presuming.


920 posted on 09/20/2005 2:17:40 PM PDT by Petronski (I love Cyborg!)
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