Hurricane Summary for Storm RITA, 2005 in the North Atlantic

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Hurricane Season:2005

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Maximum Wind speed:179mph (155 knots) mph (miles per hour) for RITA
Lowest central pressure:897 mb (millibars) for RITA
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Storm name:RITA
Maximum wind speed:179 mph, (155 knots)
Lowest central pressure:897
Advisory Start Date:2005/9/18/0600Z
Advisory End Date:2005/9/26/0600Z

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Storm name:RITA
Maximum wind speed:179 mph, (155 knots)
Lowest central pressure:897
Advisory Start Date:2005/9/18/0600Z
Advisory End Date:2005/9/26/0600Z

Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/18/0600Z/Latitude:21.6/Longitude:-70.7/Wind:29mph (25 knots) /Central Pressure:1009/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/18/1200Z/Latitude:21.9/Longitude:-71.5/Wind:35mph (30 knots) /Central Pressure:1007/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/18/1800Z/Latitude:22.2/Longitude:-72.3/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:1005/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/19/0000Z/Latitude:22.4/Longitude:-73/Wind:52mph (45 knots) /Central Pressure:1002/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/19/0600Z/Latitude:22.6/Longitude:-73.8/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:999/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/19/1200Z/Latitude:22.8/Longitude:-74.7/Wind:64mph (55 knots) /Central Pressure:997/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/19/1800Z/Latitude:23.1/Longitude:-75.9/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:994/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/20/0000Z/Latitude:23.3/Longitude:-77.2/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:992/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/20/0600Z/Latitude:23.5/Longitude:-78.8/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:990/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/20/1200Z/Latitude:23.7/Longitude:-80.3/Wind:81mph (70 knots) /Central Pressure:985/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/20/1800Z/Latitude:23.9/Longitude:-81.6/Wind:98mph (85 knots) /Central Pressure:975/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/21/0000Z/Latitude:24.1/Longitude:-82.7/Wind:110mph (95 knots) /Central Pressure:967/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/21/0600Z/Latitude:24.2/Longitude:-84/Wind:127mph (110 knots) /Central Pressure:955/Category:Hurricane - Category 2
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/21/1200Z/Latitude:24.2/Longitude:-85.2/Wind:139mph (120 knots) /Central Pressure:941/Category:Hurricane - Category 3
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/21/1800Z/Latitude:24.3/Longitude:-86.2/Wind:167mph (145 knots) /Central Pressure:920/Category:Hurricane - Category 4
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/22/0000Z/Latitude:24.5/Longitude:-86.9/Wind:173mph (150 knots) /Central Pressure:897/Category:Hurricane - Category 4
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/22/0600Z/Latitude:24.8/Longitude:-87.6/Wind:179mph (155 knots) /Central Pressure:897/Category:Hurricane - Category 4
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/22/1200Z/Latitude:25.2/Longitude:-88.3/Wind:162mph (140 knots) /Central Pressure:908/Category:Hurricane - Category 4
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/22/1800Z/Latitude:25.6/Longitude:-89.1/Wind:144mph (125 knots) /Central Pressure:913/Category:Hurricane - Category 3
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/23/0000Z/Latitude:26/Longitude:-89.9/Wind:139mph (120 knots) /Central Pressure:915/Category:Hurricane - Category 3
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/23/0600Z/Latitude:26.5/Longitude:-90.7/Wind:133mph (115 knots) /Central Pressure:924/Category:Hurricane - Category 3
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/23/1200Z/Latitude:27.1/Longitude:-91.5/Wind:133mph (115 knots) /Central Pressure:927/Category:Hurricane - Category 3
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/23/1800Z/Latitude:27.8/Longitude:-92.3/Wind:127mph (110 knots) /Central Pressure:930/Category:Hurricane - Category 2
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/24/0000Z/Latitude:28.6/Longitude:-93/Wind:121mph (105 knots) /Central Pressure:931/Category:Hurricane - Category 2
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/24/0600Z/Latitude:29.4/Longitude:-93.6/Wind:116mph (100 knots) /Central Pressure:935/Category:Hurricane - Category 2
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/24/1200Z/Latitude:30.5/Longitude:-94.1/Wind:75mph (65 knots) /Central Pressure:949/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/24/1800Z/Latitude:31.6/Longitude:-94.1/Wind:52mph (45 knots) /Central Pressure:974/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/25/0000Z/Latitude:32.7/Longitude:-94/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:982/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/25/0600Z/Latitude:33.7/Longitude:-93.6/Wind:35mph (30 knots) /Central Pressure:989/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/25/1200Z/Latitude:34.7/Longitude:-92.5/Wind:29mph (25 knots) /Central Pressure:995/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/25/1800Z/Latitude:35.8/Longitude:-91.4/Wind:29mph (25 knots) /Central Pressure:1000/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/26/0000Z/Latitude:37/Longitude:-90.1/Wind:24mph (20 knots) /Central Pressure:1003/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:RITA/Date:2005/9/26/0600Z/Latitude:39.5/Longitude:-88/Wind:24mph (20 knots) /Central Pressure:1006/Category:Tropical Storm

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