Trop Dep 18(RITA) ATT FLORIDA (3 storms in atlantic)

[Beyond Belief]

WTNT33 KNHC 180240
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER 1...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT SAT SEP 17 2005

CORRECTED AWIPS IDENTIFIER FROM AT1 TO AT3

...THE EIGHTEENTH TROPICAL DEPRESSION OF THE YEAR FORMS TO THE EAST
OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS...
...WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED...

AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS...AND FOR THE
SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

AT 11 PM EDT...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE
WATCH FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh...l/180240.shtml

[deanws]

Originally Posted by Beyond Belief

WTNT33 KNHC 180240
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER 1...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT SAT SEP 17 2005

CORRECTED AWIPS IDENTIFIER FROM AT1 TO AT3

...THE EIGHTEENTH TROPICAL DEPRESSION OF THE YEAR FORMS TO THE EAST
OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS...
...WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED...

AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS...AND FOR THE
SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

AT 11 PM EDT...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE
WATCH FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh...l/180240.shtml

OH CRAP!! You people don't need any more grief. I will keep you in my prayers. I can't believe this.

[Beyond Belief]

This one could end up in the gulf, so we better pay attention to it.

[poco]

Originally Posted by Beyond Belief

This one could end up in the gulf, so we better pay attention to it.

Not me, If I don't pay any attention to it, it might go away.

Rita - that would be #18 - what happened????

[poco]

Looks to me like Florida and La may be spared this time -

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/reconlist.shtml#hunters

[Beyond Belief]

I guess they don't do Q names.
WE all could get lucky with this one. Philippe is out there spinning like a fish storm so maybe both of them will leave us alone.

[Beyond Belief]

Good grief! Theres a third one out there...............See whats behind door number 3.


http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/tafb_latest/...l_latestBW.gif

[Amraann]

NO FLorida is not spared

Issued this morning was a Hurriciane warning

...HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS...
AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...A HURRICANE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE
FLORIDA KEYS FROM OCEAN REEF SOUTHWARD AND WESTWARD TO DRY
TORTUGAS...INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY.

I live in Key Largo

For now the state parks are being closed and I am not sure if the tourists have been evacced or not ...
There was a huge event down in Key west this weekend.

I will keep you all posted

[Amraann]

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/grap...728.shtml?3day

[Amraann]

http://www.comcast.net/news/index.js...18/223953.html


MIAMI - A hurricane watch was issued for the Florida Keys as a tropical depression moved over the southern Bahamas on Sunday and was expected to strengthen into a named storm, forecasters said.

The depression had the potential to cross into the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said.

The watch means that hurricane conditions with sustained wind of at least 74 mph are possible by late Monday, according to the Miami-based hurricane center.

[Amraann]

The news just reported no school tomorrow and they have requested that all non residents evacuate.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050918/...opical_weather


Visitors were told to evacuate parts of the Florida Keys. Monroe County emergency management officials issued the evacuation order for visitors on islands extending from the Seven Mile Bridge through Key West, including the Dry Tortugas.

[deanws]

Originally Posted by MaryKate

The news just reported no school tomorrow and they have requested that all non residents evacuate.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050918/...opical_weather


Visitors were told to evacuate parts of the Florida Keys. Monroe County emergency management officials issued the evacuation order for visitors on islands extending from the Seven Mile Bridge through Key West, including the Dry Tortugas.

Gosh! I am so sorry for all of you that live in Flordia. Yall have been pummeled long enough. I hope things let up for you all in the next couple of seasons. Flordia deserves a BREAK. Everyone try to stay safe. IMO

[Amraann]

I know I will be


They say go and I am out of here fast.

[concernedperson]

Rita looks like she is staying on a westward path into the Gulf of Mexico. Trouble!!!

[deanws]

Originally Posted by concernedperson

Rita looks like she is staying on a westward path into the Gulf of Mexico. Trouble!!!

Maybe I need to start gathering my little bag yall told me to pack. IMO

[poco]

Jesus, it looks like a friggin' tropical storm parade - that one right behind Rita don't look good at all!!!!

http://www.weather.com/maps/news/atl...ite_large.html

[deanws]

Originally Posted by Beyond Belief

Good grief! Theres a third one out there...............See whats behind door number 3.


http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/tafb_latest/...l_latestBW.gif

OMgosh.. I just pulled up the screen to see all three storms. I am worried for us here is Texas as well as poor Flordia. Three in a row!!?!?! This is really getting crazy.

[Amraann]

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/atvs.html

Phillip I is # 2 in the pick It is said to be no danger to US land .
Heading North in the atlantic.

#1 is TD18 AKA Rita headed towards South Florida.

ANd #3 is yet unnamed ( invest 97L) with no projected path tht I have heard

[deanws]

A hurricane watch was posted for the entire Florida Keys.

"It does look like that there is the potential for it to become a hurricane, near or just before it reaches the Florida Keys," said Daniel Brown, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center.

The watch means that hurricane conditions with sustained wind of at least 74 mph are possible by late Monday, according to the Miami-based hurricane center.

Long-term forecasts show the system heading generally toward the west in the Gulf of Mexico toward Texas or Mexico later in the week, but such forecasts are subject to large errors. That means that areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina could potentially be in the storm's path.

"Once it reaches the Gulf, really everybody should pay attention at that point," Brown said.

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/arti...00010000000001


My hope is that it stays weak, and won't do much damage.

[Casshew]

Originally Posted by MaryKate

#1 is TD18 AKA Rita headed towards South Florida.

ANd #3 is yet unnamed

After Rita is 'Stan' then hypothetically Tammy, Vince & Wilma and thats it for the year. I wonder if they have ever run out of names?

[deanws]

Originally Posted by Casshew

After Rita is 'Stan' then hypothetically Tammy, Vince & Wilma and thats it for the year. I wonder if they have ever run out of names?

OMG...lol..Wilma. Can you imagine telling your grandkids...yeah honey, we lost everything in the great storm of WILMA. I know storms are not funny. Especially ones in the GOM...when you live along the coastal areas. But, I did laugh out loud when I saw that name. What were they thinking!?!? Probably that the name would never be used. IMO

[concernedperson]

Originally Posted by deandaniellws

OMG...lol..Wilma. Can you imagine telling your grandkids...yeah honey, we lost everything in the great storm of WILMA. I know storms are not funny. Especially ones in the GOM...when you live along the coastal areas. But, I did laugh out loud when I saw that name. What were they thinking!?!? Probably that the name would never be used. IMO

Let's just hope that no one finds this name catchy along with Wilda and start naming their kids this.

[13th Juror]

Originally Posted by MaryKate

NO FLorida is not spared

I live in Key Largo

For now the state parks are being closed and I am not sure if the tourists have been evacced or not ...

I will keep you all posted

Hey MaryKate!

Yes, there is a mandatory evacuation order for all tourists in the Keys vicinity - not sure about residents.

"Rita" may still be only a tropical depression but a "state of emergency" has already been issued. Looks like the Keys are right in her path as she makes her way into the Gulf toward the Texas/Mexico coastline.

Sure hope you have a bag packed, car gassed, cash from the ATM, meds and all necessities for the furry family members ready to roll on out of there.

Stay Safe, MaryKate!!

13th Juror (further north in Central Florida)

[poco]

What do they do when they go through the whole alphabet??? Hmmmmm.

AA, BB?????

[concernedperson]

Originally Posted by poco

What do they do when they go through the whole alphabet??? Hmmmmm.

AA, BB?????

Never happened in my lifetime.