Hurricane RITA

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HURRICANE RITA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  22
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL182005
0300Z FRI SEP 23 2005
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM PORT O'CONNOR TEXAS TO MORGAN
CITY LOUISIANA. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF
LOUISIANA EAST OF MORGAN CITY TO THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER
INCLUDING METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN....AND
FROM SOUTH OF PORT O'CONNOR TO PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS.  A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS...AND FOR THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF
MEXICO FROM RIO SAN FERNANDO NORTHWARD TO THE RIO GRANDE.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.2N  90.3W AT 23/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  15 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT   9 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  917 MB
EYE DIAMETER  30 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT WITH GUSTS TO 145 KT.
64 KT....... 70NE  60SE  40SW  50NW.
50 KT.......120NE 100SE  50SW  80NW.
34 KT.......180NE 150SE 100SW 140NW.
12 FT SEAS..300NE 250SE 250SW 300NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.2N  90.3W AT 23/0300Z
AT 23/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 26.0N  89.9W
 
FORECAST VALID 23/1200Z 27.0N  91.5W
MAX WIND 125 KT...GUSTS 155 KT.
64 KT... 75NE  75SE  40SW  50NW.
50 KT...120NE 100SE  80SW 100NW.
34 KT...180NE 160SE 120SW 160NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 24/0000Z 28.4N  93.0W
MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT.
64 KT... 75NE  75SE  40SW  50NW.
50 KT...120NE 100SE  80SW 110NW.
34 KT...180NE 160SE 120SW 160NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 24/1200Z 29.8N  94.2W...INLAND
MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT.
64 KT... 75NE  75SE  40SW  40NW.
50 KT...100NE 100SE  80SW  80NW.
34 KT...160NE 160SE 120SW 120NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 25/0000Z 31.1N  94.7W...INLAND
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
50 KT... 25NE  25SE  25SW  25NW.
34 KT... 75NE  75SE  75SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 26/0000Z 33.0N  95.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT... 40NE  40SE  20SW  40NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 27/0000Z 33.0N  95.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 28/0000Z 33.0N  95.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 26.2N  90.3W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 23/0900Z
 
FORECASTER KNABB
 
 
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