National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT...HURRICANE RITA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT MON SEP 26 2005

COUNTIES INCLUDED...PALM BEACH...GLADES...HENDRY...BROWARD...
                    MIAMI-DADE...COLLIER...MAINLAND MONROE
A. WIND DATA...

  ASOS (ONE MINUTE WIND OBSERVATIONS)...
    COUNTY..........CITY............DIR/SPEED (KTS)..DATE/TIME
    COLLIER         NAPLES (APF)         070/33         21/0031
    MIAMI-DADE      WEST KENDALL (TMB)   120/32         20/1330
    BROWARD         PEMBROKE PINES (HWO) 060/31         20/0813
    BROWARD         FORT LAUDERDALE (FLL)070/31         20/0808
    MIAMI-DADAE     MIAMI (MIA)          090/26         20/1408
    BROWARD         POMPANO BEACH (PMP)  080/25         20/1353
    MIAMI-DADE      OPA LOCKA (OPF)      130/25         21/0244
    PALM BEACH      WEST PALM BEACH (PBI)110/23         20/1631
    BROWARD         FORT LAUDERDALE (FXE)100/22         20/2133

  C-MAN OBSERVATIONS (TWO MINUTE WIND OBSERVATIONS...
    MIAMI-DADE      FOWEY ROCKS   (FWYF1)087/50         20/1730

  MESONET OBSERVATIONS
    MIAMI-DADE      MIAMI BEACH (MBF)    070/34         20/1357
    COLLIER         EVERGLADES CITY (EGC)030/18         20/2055

  PEAK GUSTS...
   ASOS
    COUNTY...........CITY...............DIR/SPEED (KTS)..DATE/TIME (UTC)
    BROWARD         FORT LAUDERDALE (FLL)   120/48          20/1832
    BROWARD         POMAPANO BEACH (PMP)    100/47          20/0809
    MIAMI-DADE      MIAMI (MIA)             090/43          20/1401
    BROWARD         PEMBROKE PINES (HWO)    060/42          20/0813
    MIAMI-DADE      WEST KENDALL (TMB)      080/40          20/1020
    COLLIER         NAPLES (APF)            140/39          21/0035
    MIAMI-DADE      OPA LOCKA (OPF)         140/34          21/0238
    PALM BEACH      WEST PALM BEACH (PBI)   140/32          20/1630
    BROWARD         FORT LAUDERDALE (FXE)   100/31          20/2222

   C-MAN OBSERVATIONS
    MIAMI-DADE  FOWEY ROCKS    (FWFY1)      080/56          20/1730

   MESONET OBSERVATIONS
    MIAMI-DADE      MIAMI BEACH (MBF)       100/50          20/1413
    COLLIER         EVERGLADES CITY (EGC)   080/31          20/2202

B. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE...
   ASOS
    COUNTY...........CITY..................PRES (MB)..DATE/TIME (UTC)
    COLLIER         NAPLES (APF)            1008.6          20/2011
    MIAMI-DADE      WEST KENDALL (TMB)      1008.6          20/1239
    MIAMI-DADE      MIAMI (MIA)             1009.3          20/0915
    MIAMI-DADE      OPA LOCKA (OPF)         1009.3          20/0853
    BROWARD         FORT LAUDERDALE (FLL)   1009.3          20/0853
    BROWARD         FORT LAUDERDALE (FXE)   1010.2          20/2012
    BROWARD         POMPANO BEACH (PMP)     1010.6          20/0826
    BROWARD         PEMBROKE PINES (HWO)    1011.0          20/0934
    PALM BEACH      WEST PALM BEACH (PBI)   1012.0          20/0815

   C-MAN OBSERVATIONS
    MIAMI-DADE      FOWEY ROCKS LIGHT (FWYF1) 1008.1        20/1300

   MESONET OBSERVATIONS
    MIAMI-DADE      MIAMI BEACH (MBF)        1008.0         20/2027
    COLLIER         EVERGLADES CITY (EGC)    1008.0         20/2025

C.  RAINFALLL IN INCHES...
   ASOS
     WEST KENDALL (TMB)
        24 HOUR                          2.49
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            3.29

     FORT LAUDERDALE (FLL)
        24 HOUR                          3.00
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            3.00

     PEMBROKE PINES
        24 HOUR                          1.44
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            1.55

     OPA LOCKA (OPF)
        24 HOUR                          0.75
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            1.27

      NAPLES (APF)
        24 HOUR                          1.07
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            1.07

      FORT LAUDERDALE (FXE)
        24 HOUR                          0.55
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            0.72

     POMPANO BEACH (PMP)
        24 HOUR                          0.41
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            0.72

     WEST PALM BEACH (PBI)
        24 HOUR                          0.60
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            0.63

   CO-OP
     TENRAW (ENPF1)
        24 HOUR                          4.73
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            5.13

     CHEKIKA EVERGLADES (SHAF1)
        24 HOUR                          2.82
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            3.80

     PERRINE (PRRF1)
        24 HOUR                          2.74
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            3.28

     HOMESTEAD GENERAL (HAPF1)
        24 HOUR                          2.30
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            3.00

     FORT LAUDERDALE DIXIE WP (FTLF1)
        24 HOUR                          1.92
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            2.96

     EVERGLADES CITY (EVRF1)
        24 HOUR                          2.42
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            2.87

     MARCO ISLAND (MC1F1)
        24 HOUR                          2.71
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            2.71

     CHOKOLOSKEE (CHOF1)
        24 HOUR                          2.20
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            2.37

     OASIS RANGER STATION (OASF1)
        24 HOUR                          1.80
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            2.03

     PLANTATION (PTNF1)
        24 HOUR                          1.85
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            2.17

     COOPER CITY (CCTF1)
        24 HOUR                          1.00
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            1.93

     NORTH MIAMI BEACH (NMBF1)
        24 HOUR                          1.00
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            1.79

     RACOON POINT (RACF1)
        24 HOUR                          1.45
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            1.48

     NAPLES EAST (MPLBF1)
        24 HOUR                          1.48
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            1.48

     FORT LAUDERDALE (FLBF1)
        24 HOUR                          0.77
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            1.22

     PALM BEACH GARDENS
        24 HOUR                          0.70
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            1.15

     WEST BOYNTON BEACH (LOXF1)
        24 HOUR                          0.85
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            1.13

     BELLE GLADE (BLGF1)
        24 HOUR                          0.65
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            1.05

     HOLLYWOOD (HWLWF1)
        24 HOUR                          0.85
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            1.05

     MIRAMAR 17W (MIRF1)
        24 HOUR                          0.69
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            1.04

    CORAL CABLES 4W (CSSF1)
        24 HOUR                          0.59
        STORM TOTAL (48 HOUR)            1.00

D.  MAXIMUM STORM SURGE (STORM TIDE)
   NOS TIDE GAUGE
    NAPLES PIER...1.5 FEET STORM SURGE
    NAPLES PIER...2.0 FEET STORM TIDE

    VIRGINIA KEY...1.2 FEET STORM SURGE
    VIRGINIA KEY...2.5 FEET STORM TIDE

E.  BEACH EROSION
    MOSTLY MINOR

F.  FLOODING
    LOCALIZED FLOODING MAINLY IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH MIAMI-DADE AND
    CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTIES

G.  TORNADOES
    NONE BUT TWO FUNNEL CLOUDS REPORTS

H.  STORM EFFECTS
    NO KNOWN CASUALTIES

    PALM BEACH
    NONE

    BROWARD
    MINOR

    MIAMI-DADE
    MINOR

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