2005 September 18 21:53 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (270 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds are 40 mph.

2005 September 19 02:45 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (236 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 50 mph.

2005 September 19 10:10 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR channel 4 early morning image. A closer view (158 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 60 mph.

2005 September 19 11:49 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite morning image. A closer view (235 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2005 September 19 15:02 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (295 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 65 mph.

2005 September 20 04:04 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (144 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 70 mph.

2005 September 20 11:27 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite morning image. A closer view (307 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2005 September 21 03:40 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (215 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 110 mph.

2005 September 21 11:01 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR channel 4 early morning image. A closer view (215 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 120 mph.

2005 September 21 15:56 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (329 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 140 mph.
A larger image (2227 Kb) of Rita is available (image made by Ray Sterner).
A very large image (3488 Kb) of Rita is also available (image made by Ray Sterner).

2005 September 22 03:17 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (225 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 175 mph. Hurricane Rita is now one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.

2005 September 22 12:18 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite morning image. A closer view (271 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have decreased to 170 mph.
A larger image (2409 Kb) of Rita is available (image made by Ray Sterner).
A very large image (3693 Kb) of Rita is also available (image made by Ray Sterner).

2005 September 22 15:34 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (216 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have decreased to 165 mph.

2005 September 22 23:39 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (270 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have decreased to 145 mph.

2005 September 23 04:37 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (191 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have decreased to 140 mph.

2005 September 23 11:54 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite morning image. A closer view (270 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2005 September 23 16:51 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (302 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have decreased to 135 mph.

2005 September 23 23:16 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite evening image. A closer view (276 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have decreased to 125 mph.

2005 September 24 04:15 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (206 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have decreased to 120 mph.

2005 September 24 11:30 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR channel 4 early morning image. A closer view (162 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.

2005 September 24 13:11 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite daytime image. A closer view (180 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have decreased to 100 mph.

2005 September 24 22:50 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite evening image. A closer view (231 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have decreased to 50 mph.

2005 September 25 03:49 UT
NOAA-17 satellite AVHRR channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (208 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image. The maximum sustained winds have decreased to 35 mph.

2005 September 25 12:47 UT
NOAA-15 satellite AVHRR 3 channel color composite morning image. A closer view (312 Kb) is seen by clicking on this small image.