Major Hurricane Rita

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Storm Activity: 09/18/2005 - 09/26/2005
International Space Station Imagery
21 September 2005

ISS011-E-13528 (21 September 2005) --- Hurricane Rita is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 11 crewmember on the international space station, as it swirls in the Gulf of Mexico, heading toward the Texas coast.

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Date Time Lat Lon Wind (mph) Pressure Storm Type
09. 18 00 GMT 21.3 69.9 30 1009 Tropical Depression
09. 18 06 GMT 21.6 70.7 30 1009 Tropical Depression
09. 18 12 GMT 21.9 71.5 35 1007 Tropical Depression
09. 18 18 GMT 22.2 72.3 40 1005 Tropical Storm
09. 19 00 GMT 22.4 73.0 50 1002 Tropical Storm
09. 19 06 GMT 22.6 73.8 60 999 Tropical Storm
09. 19 12 GMT 22.8 74.7 65 997 Tropical Storm
09. 19 18 GMT 23.1 75.9 70 994 Tropical Storm
09. 20 00 GMT 23.3 77.2 70 992 Tropical Storm
09. 20 06 GMT 23.5 78.8 70 990 Tropical Storm
09. 20 12 GMT 23.7 80.3 80 985 Category 1 Hurricane
09. 20 18 GMT 23.9 81.6 100 975 Category 2 Hurricane
09. 21 00 GMT 24.1 82.7 110 967 Category 2 Hurricane
09. 21 06 GMT 24.2 84.0 125 955 Major Hurricane
09. 21 12 GMT 24.2 85.2 140 941 Major Hurricane
09. 21 18 GMT 24.3 86.2 165 920 Major Hurricane
09. 22 00 GMT 24.5 86.9 175 897 Major Hurricane
09. 22 06 GMT 24.8 87.6 180 897 Major Hurricane
09. 22 12 GMT 25.2 88.3 160 908 Major Hurricane
09. 22 18 GMT 25.6 89.1 145 913 Major Hurricane
09. 23 00 GMT 26.0 89.9 140 915 Major Hurricane
09. 23 06 GMT 26.5 90.7 135 924 Major Hurricane
09. 23 12 GMT 27.1 91.5 135 927 Major Hurricane
09. 23 18 GMT 27.8 92.3 125 930 Major Hurricane
09. 24 00 GMT 28.6 93.0 120 931 Major Hurricane
09. 24 06 GMT 29.4 93.6 115 935 Major Hurricane
09. 24 12 GMT 30.5 94.1 75 949 Category 1 Hurricane
09. 24 18 GMT 31.6 94.1 50 974 Tropical Storm
09. 25 00 GMT 32.7 94.0 40 982 Tropical Storm
09. 25 06 GMT 33.7 93.6 35 989 Tropical Depression
09. 25 12 GMT 34.7 92.5 30 995 Tropical Depression
09. 25 18 GMT 35.8 91.4 30 1000 Tropical Depression
09. 26 00 GMT 37.0 90.1 25 1003 Tropical Depression
09. 26 06 GMT 39.5 88.0 25 1006 Tropical Depression