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| #48141 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:52 PM 23.Sep.2005) TCMAT3 HURRICANE RITA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 26 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182005 0300Z SAT SEP 24 2005 A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SARGENT 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 HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS 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 SARGENT TEXAS TO PORT ARANSAS TEXAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 29.1N 93.2W AT 24/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 325 DEGREES AT 10 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 931 MB EYE DIAMETER 30 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT WITH GUSTS TO 130 KT. 64 KT....... 75NE 60SE 40SW 60NW. 50 KT.......120NE 100SE 80SW 90NW. 34 KT.......180NE 150SE 120SW 120NW. 12 FT SEAS..375NE 300SE 275SW 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 29.1N 93.2W AT 24/0300Z AT 24/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 28.6N 92.9W FORECAST VALID 24/1200Z 30.1N 94.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT. 64 KT... 25NE 25SE 0SW 25NW. 50 KT... 60NE 60SE 30SW 60NW. 34 KT...100NE 120SE 90SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 25/0000Z 31.4N 94.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 25NE 25SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT... 75NE 75SE 30SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 25/1200Z 32.8N 94.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST VALID 26/0000Z 33.5N 94.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. FORECAST VALID 27/0000Z 33.5N 94.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. 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 28/0000Z 33.5N 94.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 29/0000Z 33.5N 94.5W...DISSIPATING MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 29.1N 93.2W NEXT ADVISORY AT 24/0900Z FORECASTER KNABB |
