Hurricane Rita Live Thread

NHC - NOAA ^ | 20 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[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

[NautiNurse]

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[NautiNurse]

Hurricane Rita now...

[dawn53]

Hey,

We're getting a little breeze ourselves.

Think it's a result of Rita...seems so far away to be giving us such a breeze?

I'm not complaining, LOL, it feels good.

[Jemian]

Thank you for posting these threads.

[tiredoflaundry]

And away we go!

[Hatteras]

Seems to me that this track keeps inching the landfall further east each time we see an update...

[RDTF]

Thank you!

[NautiNurse]

rain...please...

[Malichi]

Let's steer this thing south. My wife and I are supposed to go to Houston this weekend sans kids. "You want to see God laugh, tell him your plans."

TAW

[sheikdetailfeather]

I just hear the upgrade to hurricane status on Fox. The outer bands will cross central Fla. today and some parts of Fla. east coast will get 20-30 mph winds with slightly higher gusts. Nagin has ordered an evacuation per Fox news. DUH.

[Bahbah]

Aw, gee, NN, not again.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

New thread ping

[james_f_hall]

Who crowned him Governor of Florida?

[LBelle]

YEOW!!!! Ugly band hitting us as I type. Please let the lights stay on......the Disney channel is keeping us sane at the moment.

[Ellesu]

Thanks, we are getting out of state in am, be back Tues or Wed of next week. Can't take the heat when power goes out. Too close for comfort and don't want to wait because traffic may be bad. Don't expect damage etc, but being without power for a week with 105 heat index and high humidity after Katrina was miserable.

[NautiNurse]

having the house shuttered up made it seem much earlier than it was.

Had shutters up for weeks with all the storms last year. Really cuts down on the noise. The cats slept for days at a time too...

[RMDupree]

This pic auto-updates.

[Trust but Verify]

Any word on how this will impact oil production and refining yet? Is it far enough south to bypass the LOOP and refineries on the gulf coast, or is a hit on Galveston just as bad as a hit on NO? It looks like this one won't be as strong as Katrina, so we have that much going for us right now.

[SE Mom]

Yep- that looks like an eye...formation will be interesting now.

[dfwgator]

Looks at least like DFW could get some rain from Rita. We need it.