Hope for the Best but Prepare for the Worse...

At this time you should be finishing preparations if not already completed.

I COULD NOT STRESS IT ENOUGH.....NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THESE HURRICANES....STAY INDOORS AND STAY SAFE...

BULLETIN: TROPICAL STORM RITA ADVISORY NUMBER 8NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FLORIDA:

...RITA EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE REACHING THE FLORIDAKEYS AND THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA...AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR LAKEOKEECHOBEE IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA. AT 5 PM EDT...THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA HAS MODIFIED WATCHES ANDWARNINGS FOR CUBA. A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THECUBAN PROVINCES OF VILLA CLARA...MATANZAS...CIUDAD DE HABANA...ANDLA HABANA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THEPROVINCES OF CIEGO DE AVILA...SANCTI SPIRITUS...CIENFUEGOS...ANDPINAR DEL RIO. A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN FLORIDAPENINSULA FROM GOLDEN BEACH SOUTHWARD TO FLORIDA CITY AND WESTWARDTO EAST CAPE SABLE...AND FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM OCEANREEF TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EXUMAS AND FOR ANDROSISLAND IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS INEFFECT FOR ALL OF THE REMAINDER OF THE BAHAMAS.

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