Hurricane Rita 2005

Tracking Information from the NHC

NHC Advisory : 30
Name : RITA
Type : Dissipated
Position : 33.0 N 93.9 W
Heading (degrees) : 5
Motion Speed (kts) : 9
Central Pressure (mb) : 985.0
Maximum Sustained Winds (kts) : 30.0
Maximum Wind Gusts (kts) : 40.0
Valid time : September 25, 2005, 00:00 UTC
Note: To convert wind speeds to MPH, multiply knots by 1.15 (i.e. add 15%)
DateLatitudeLongitudePressureMax WindsMax Gust
YYMMDD HHDeg NDeg Wmbarktskts
050918 0822.0-69.71009.025.035.0
050918 1421.7-71.21008.025.035.0
050918 2022.0-72.21008.030.040.0
050919 0222.2-72.71006.035.045.0
050919 0822.9-73.31002.045.055.0
050919 1422.7-74.3998.050.060.0
050919 2023.0-75.2994.055.065.0
050920 0223.3-76.5995.060.075.0
050920 0823.3-77.8990.060.075.0
050920 1423.7-79.5988.060.075.0
050920 2023.8-81.0982.075.090.0
050920 2023.8-81.0982.075.090.0
050920 2323.9-81.7978.085.0105.0
050921 0224.0-82.2973.085.0105.0
050921 0824.1-83.2965.095.0115.0
050921 1424.3-84.6956.0105.0130.0
050921 2024.3-85.9944.0120.0145.0
050922 0224.4-86.8914.0145.0175.0
050922 0824.6-87.2897.0150.0185.0
050922 1424.9-88.0897.0150.0185.0
050922 2025.4-88.7907.0145.0175.0
050923 0225.8-89.5913.0125.0155.0
050923 0826.2-90.3917.0120.0145.0
050923 1426.8-91.0927.0120.0145.0
050923 2027.4-91.9929.0115.0140.0
050924 0228.2-92.6930.0110.0135.0
050924 0228.2-92.6930.0110.0135.0
050924 0829.1-93.2931.0105.0130.0
050924 1429.9-93.9937.0105.0130.0
050924 2031.0-94.3960.065.090.0
050925 0232.1-94.0980.045.055.0
050925 0833.0-93.9985.030.040.0

Public Advisories

NHC Forecast Track Plot

Forecast track

Satellite Images

Hurricane image

Sept. 22, 2005, 4:47 p.m.

Hurricane image

Sept. 23, 2005, 7:10 p.m.

Satellite Animations

Hurricane Rita GOES Water Vapor