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| #46827 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:49 PM 18.Sep.2005) TCMAT3 TROPICAL STORM RITA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182005 0300Z MON SEP 19 2005 AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z... THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE WARNING. A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND FLORIDA BAY FROM OCEAN REEF SOUTHWARD AND WESTWARD TO DRY TORTUGAS. AT 11 PM EDT... THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA PENINSULA HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE NOW IN EFFECT FROM DEERFIELD BEACH SOUTHWARD TO FLORIDA CITY AND CONTINUING WESTWARD TO EAST CAPE SABLE. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PROVINCES OF VILLA CLARA...MATANZAS...CIUDAD DE HABANA...LA HABANA...AND PINAR DEL RIO...AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE PROVINCES OF CIEGO DE AVILA...SANCTI SPIRITUS...AND CIENFUEGOS. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. A HURRICANE WARNING IS RECOMMENDED FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS... EXCLUDING GRAND BAHAMA AND ABACO ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...AND FOR THE SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS. AT 11 PM EDT... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA PENINSULA FROM WEST OF EAST CAPE SABLE WESTWARD TO CHOKOLOSKEE. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 22.9N 73.3W AT 19/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 9 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1002 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. 34 KT....... 60NE 0SE 0SW 60NW. 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 22.9N 73.3W AT 19/0300Z AT 19/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 22.7N 72.9W FORECAST VALID 19/1200Z 23.4N 75.1W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 20NE 0SE 0SW 20NW. 34 KT... 60NE 20SE 20SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 20/0000Z 24.1N 77.5W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 35NE 20SE 20SW 35NW. 34 KT... 75NE 60SE 40SW 75NW. FORECAST VALID 20/1200Z 24.3N 80.1W MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT. 64 KT... 20NE 10SE 10SW 20NW. 50 KT... 45NE 25SE 25SW 45NW. 34 KT... 90NE 75SE 60SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 21/0000Z 24.2N 83.0W MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT. 50 KT... 50NE 30SE 30SW 50NW. 34 KT...100NE 75SE 75SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 22/0000Z 24.1N 88.5W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT. 50 KT... 60NE 40SE 40SW 60NW. 34 KT...120NE 85SE 85SW 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 23/0000Z 24.5N 92.0W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 24/0000Z 26.5N 95.5W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 22.9N 73.3W NEXT ADVISORY AT 19/0900Z FORECASTER STEWART |
