[onyx]

Already CAT 3 ???

[numberonepal]

326
URNT12 KNHC 210225
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 21/02:04:50Z
B. 24 deg 02 min N
083 deg 04 min W
C. 700 mb 2789 m
D. NA kt
E. deg nm
F. 056 deg 097 kt
G. 325 deg 026 nm
H. 965 mb
I. 11 C/ 3050 m
J. 15 C/ 3047 m
K. 10 C/ NA
L. CLOSED WALL
M. C28
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 2 nm
P. AF302 1218A RITA OB 24
MAX FL WIND 103 KT NE QUAD 00:19:40 Z
MAX FL TEMP 16 C, 335 / 11NM

[fishntex]

Not yet but only one mile an hour away from what Cantore was saying. This time tomorrow it could be a 4. <--I said that.

[SE Mom]

I guess MSNBC got too excited and jumped the gun- it's actually about 2 mph shy of a cat 3...

Just listening to Jim Cantore..he's really concerned..reminds me of the way he looked and sound before Katrina.

Also- heard a chat on CNBC amongst the business guys about the effect of Rita on the oil facilities in the Gulf- they're freaked.