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To: Chairman_December_19th_Society
This is from the live thread:

Hurricane Rita maximum sustained winds 150 mph, pressure 920 mb

This makes her a CAT V.

71 posted on 09/21/2005 11:19:41 AM PDT by Jemian (Don't get stuck on stupid. ~ Gen. Honore)
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To: Jemian

Hi. I'm back from taking my mil to a church luncheon.


72 posted on 09/21/2005 11:20:50 AM PDT by lysie
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To: Jemian
This makes her a CAT V.

Actually, no.

Cat V is 155 and up. It is a strong Cat IV, however, and forecasts do predict Cat V strength, but it will not hold that until landfall.

74 posted on 09/21/2005 11:33:07 AM PDT by Chairman_December_19th_Society (Conservatives work to get the job done while liberals work to get someone else to get the job done.)
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