Additional Rita Notes at 2:15 pm

Doppler radar from Key West clearly shows the eye of Rita now passing due south of Key West. Excellent radar signature.

MORE SPOT REPORTS AT 2 PM CDT (3 PM FLORIDA TIME)
Ft. Myers...heavy rain, wind E 21, gusts 26
Marathon...cloudy, wind E26, gusts 24
Key West...driving rain, wind NE 44, gusts 61
Sombrero Key...wind E 70, gusts 78
Miami Beach...wind E 35, gusts 44
West Kendall...wind E 31, gusts 46

All wind speeds in mph.

* Several tornado warnings have been issued over South Florida due to Rita.
* Projected landfall is still on the Texas coast early Saturday morning.

(Watch for James Spann's video update and discussion on here shortly.)

Posted by  
on September 20, 2005, 2:27 pm
In the last hour, it looks like it's made a little bit of a NW turn instead of just due west. I hope I'm wrong.

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