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| #46865 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:40 AM 19.Sep.2005) TCMAT3 TROPICAL STORM RITA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182005 0900Z MON SEP 19 2005 A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM OCEAN REEF TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. A HURRICANE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS... EXCLUDING GRAND BAHAMA AND THE ABACOS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM DEERFIELD BEACH SOUTHWARD TO FLORIDA CITY AND CONTINUING WESTWARD TO EAST CAPE SABLE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...FOR THE SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS...AND FOR GRAND BAHAMA AND THE ABACOS. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PROVINCES OF VILLA CLARA...MATANZAS...CIUDAD DE HABANA...LA HABANA...AND PINAR DEL RIO. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PROVINCES OF CIEGO DE AVILA...SANCTI SPIRITUS...AND CIENFUEGOS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE FLORIDA. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 22.7N 74.3W AT 19/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 8 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 998 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. 50 KT....... 40NE 0SE 0SW 40NW. 34 KT.......100NE 50SE 0SW 90NW. 12 FT SEAS..100NE 100SE 40SW 100NW. 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 22.7N 74.3W AT 19/0900Z AT 19/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 22.6N 73.9W FORECAST VALID 19/1800Z 23.1N 76.0W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 0SE 0SW 40NW. 34 KT...100NE 50SE 25SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 20/0600Z 23.6N 78.5W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT. 64 KT... 25NE 15SE 15SW 25NW. 50 KT... 50NE 25SE 25SW 50NW. 34 KT...100NE 60SE 60SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 20/1800Z 24.0N 81.2W MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT. 64 KT... 25NE 15SE 15SW 25NW. 50 KT... 50NE 25SE 25SW 50NW. 34 KT...100NE 60SE 60SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 21/0600Z 24.2N 84.0W MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT. 50 KT... 50NE 25SE 25SW 50NW. 34 KT...100NE 60SE 60SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 22/0600Z 24.5N 88.5W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT. 50 KT... 60NE 40SE 40SW 60NW. 34 KT...120NE 75SE 75SW 120NW. 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 23/0600Z 25.5N 92.5W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 24/0600Z 27.5N 96.0W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 22.7N 74.3W NEXT ADVISORY AT 19/1500Z FORECASTER FRANKLIN |
