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HURRICANE RITA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL182005
1500Z WED SEP 21 2005
 
AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE
FLORIDA KEYS FROM THE MARQUESAS KEYS WESTWARD TO THE DRY TORTUGAS
HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO COAST LATER TODAY OR THIS EVENING.
 
INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF DANGEROUS HURRICANE RITA.
 
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.3N  85.9W AT 21/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  15 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT  11 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  944 MB
EYE DIAMETER  15 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT WITH GUSTS TO 145 KT.
64 KT....... 40NE  30SE  25SW  40NW.
50 KT....... 60NE  45SE  40SW  60NW.
34 KT.......120NE 100SE  60SW 105NW.
12 FT SEAS..150NE 150SE 150SW 200NW.
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 24.3N  85.9W AT 21/1500Z
AT 21/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 24.3N  85.3W
 
FORECAST VALID 22/0000Z 24.5N  87.9W
MAX WIND 135 KT...GUSTS 165 KT.
64 KT... 60NE  50SE  40SW  50NW.
50 KT... 70NE  60SE  50SW  70NW.
34 KT...150NE 125SE 100SW 130NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 22/1200Z 25.0N  90.0W
MAX WIND 130 KT...GUSTS 160 KT.
64 KT... 75NE  60SE  50SW  60NW.
50 KT...125NE 100SE  75SW 100NW.
34 KT...175NE 150SE 125SW 150NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 23/0000Z 25.7N  92.0W
MAX WIND 125 KT...GUSTS 155 KT.
64 KT... 75NE  60SE  45SW  60NW.
50 KT...125NE 100SE  75SW 100NW.
34 KT...175NE 150SE 125SW 150NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 23/1200Z 26.6N  94.0W
MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT.
50 KT...125NE 100SE  60SW 100NW.
34 KT...175NE 150SE 125SW 150NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 24/1200Z 29.0N  96.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT.
50 KT... 80NE  80SE  60SW  50NW.
34 KT...150NE 140SE 100SW 100NW.
 
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 25/1200Z 32.5N  97.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 26/1200Z 35.5N  97.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 24.3N  85.9W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 21/2100Z
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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