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Update: Category 5 Hurricane Rita - Live Thread, Part II
NHC - NOAA ^ | 21 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

Posted on 09/21/2005 1:36:24 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Category 3 Hurricane Rita became the fifth major hurricane of the 2005 season during the night. Hurricane Rita threaded the needle through the Florida Straits and moved into the Gulf of Mexico. Storm damage in the Florida Keys and South Florida Peninsula was light, with scattered power outages, scattered tornados, and mild to moderate flooding.

Mandatory evacuations are in effect for Galveston County TX and New Orleans. Additional evacuation orders in the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area are anticipated throughout the day.

Crude oil prices reacted as oil producers shut down and evacuated workers from platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.

The following links are self-updating:

Public Advisory Currently published every 3 hours 5A, 8A, 11A, 2P, etc. ET
NHC Discussion Published every six hours 6A, 11A, 6P, 11P
Three Day Forecast Track
Five Day Forecast Track

Rita Forecast Track Archive
Forecast Models
Buoy Data Eastern Gulf of Mexico
Buoy Data Western Gulf of Mexico

Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Texas

Images:

Storm Floater IR Loop
GOM WV Loop
GOM IR Still Image
Visible Storm Floater Still (only visible during daylight hours)
Color Enhanced Atlantic Loop
Key West Long Range Radar Still Image

Streaming Video: (coverage may be intermittent)

KHOU-TV/DT Houston: mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_khou
WWLTV NOLA

Additional Resources:

Coastal TX Evacuation Maps
KHOU Houston
KTRK ABC News Houston
Hurricane City
Wxnation Houston

Category Wind Speed Barometric Pressure Storm Surge Damage Potential
Tropical
Depression
< 39 mph
< 34 kts
    Minimal
Tropical
Storm
39 - 73 mph
34 - 63 kts
    Minimal
Hurricane 1
(Weak)
74 - 95 mph
64 - 82 kts
28.94" or more
980.02 mb or more
4.0' - 5.0'
1.2 m - 1.5 m
Minimal damage to vegetation
Hurricane 2
(Moderate)
96 - 110 mph
83 - 95 kts
28.50" - 28.93"
965.12 mb - 979.68 mb
6.0' - 8.0'
1.8 m - 2.4 m
Moderate damage to houses
Hurricane 3
(Strong)
111 - 130 mph
96 - 112 kts
27.91" - 28.49"
945.14 mb - 964.78 mb
9.0' - 12.0'
2.7 m - 3.7 m
Extensive damage to small buildings
Hurricane 4
(Very strong)
131 - 155 mph
113 - 135 kts
27.17" - 27.90"
920.08 mb - 944.80 mb
13.0' - 18.0'
3.9 m - 5.5 m
Extreme structural damage
Hurricane 5
(Devastating)
Greater than 155 mph
Greater than 135 kts
Less than 27.17"
Less than 920.08 mb
Greater than 18.0'
Greater than 5.5m
Catastrophic building failures possible

Previous Threads:
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm Rita
Tropical Depression 18


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: hurricane; katrina; katrinassister; rita; tropical; twinhurricanes
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To: kingu

Clear Lake area, near Houston - Hotwire shows rooms available, $55 a night, Thursday - Monday. Still looking.


1,081 posted on 09/21/2005 10:20:24 AM PDT by kingu (Draft Fmr Senator Fred Thompson for '08.)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum
Yes it is beautiful, but scary... I cannot believe that we are going to have a storm topple Katrina... Houston is number 4 in population I think? Thank goodness there at least 50 miles inland.
1,082 posted on 09/21/2005 10:20:26 AM PDT by Sprite518
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To: Spktyr

That's their excuse. They have a plan. The plant my brother works in is across the highway from the Gulf. They don't wait for the government to tell them to shut down but when the forecast meets their requirements to shut down. It's all about the bottom line. They shut down when it will cost more to keep running than to secure the plant and evacuate. This plant is in a community that was wiped out from Audrey and the workers will not stay on the job. Those workers leave and take care of their family first.

Rita is a Cat 4/5 72 hours before landfall. Katrina did not become a Cat 4 until less than 48 hours before landfall. I know that the local governments have screwed up but with Rita the truth is they actually do have more time to prepare and get out. I have heard that lower parishes did evacuate 99% of the population. Getting back into the plants to get them back online was a problem due to the plants being under water. Again, they found two dead cows on TOP of a 40ft. pipe rack not to mention structures that were supposed to withstand cat 4/5 winds crumpled and tossed about like paper. Katrina was a b*tch of a storm any way you look at it.


1,083 posted on 09/21/2005 10:20:36 AM PDT by CajunConservative ("Dem's can bus people to the polls but can't bus them out of danger to save their lives.")
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To: Jrabbit
Poor Jaded. Looks like she and her mom will have to go all the way to Ok.

Send them to Hobbs, NM. Our racetrack with its casino is opening this weekend. Maybe they'll get lucky.

Seriously, I wish them the best.

1,084 posted on 09/21/2005 10:20:50 AM PDT by CedarDave ("I can't swing a dead cat without hitting a reporter" -- Lt. Gen. Honoré)
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To: steveegg

I thought the nextr advisory was at 2:00 PM EDST?


1,085 posted on 09/21/2005 10:20:56 AM PDT by hawkaw
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To: dirtboy

Now I can't get through to her cell....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I'm starting to panic. Calm down. Jaded is smart. I just wish there was more that I could do.


1,086 posted on 09/21/2005 10:21:02 AM PDT by Jrabbit (Kaufman County, Texas)
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To: texas_brewer

Tell the crackheads that you are taking FMLA leave, and go. It will take a week of paperwork for them to attempt to deny the leave of absence.


1,087 posted on 09/21/2005 10:21:28 AM PDT by ARealMothersSonForever (Because I can!)
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To: ContemptofCourt

Oh, I'm near CC alright...I live on Padre Island, the barrier island SE of CC. We live on the water (on the back side of the island) and am trying to guess-timate the impact on my boathouse, etc.

We'll be leaving and going to New Braunfels once we've battened down what we can here.

Interestingly, there's not a lot of "panic" here, that I've seen. Yes, the Lowes and Home Depot are hopping and the water's gone at the HEB, but there's no talk of early closures at the stores I've gone to. The schools are talking about closing on Friday, the Nueces County offices are closing early today to allow employees to prepare, they're evacuating "high" vehicles from the island, etc., but no widespread evac, yet.


1,088 posted on 09/21/2005 10:21:36 AM PDT by Chasaway (North Padre Island, Texas)
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To: Republican Red
According to Rush the AP was running a story this morning that Democrats, led by Harry Reid, are already calling for an investigation as to why the response is so much better than for LA.

It is becoming increasingly clear that co-existing with Democrats is becoming nearly impossible.

Will someone tell this freak that local and state in Texas are simply doing what local and state are supposed to do, and what local and state in Louisiana refused to do?

1,089 posted on 09/21/2005 10:21:55 AM PDT by laz (They can bus 'em to the polls, but they can't bus 'em out of the path of a Cat 5 hurricane.)
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To: Jrabbit

I cant find anything for you in either Stephenville,Mineral Wells or Abilene.
I found a few few expensive rooms left in Wichita Falls.


1,090 posted on 09/21/2005 10:22:15 AM PDT by No Blue States (Fort Worth)
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To: numberonepal

same here. They kept saying with Katrina that after ERC the storm would widen its windfield.


1,091 posted on 09/21/2005 10:22:16 AM PDT by james_f_hall (Round Rock, Texas)
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To: janetjanet998

Wow. And I thought decoding an aviation METAR was hard!

}:-)4


1,092 posted on 09/21/2005 10:22:30 AM PDT by Moose4 (Richmond, Virginia, where our motto is "Will Riot For Cheap Laptops")
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To: nanetteclaret

I'm almost there....but now I can't get through to her cell. Dang!


1,093 posted on 09/21/2005 10:22:32 AM PDT by Jrabbit (Kaufman County, Texas)
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To: kingu

Clear Lake will flood if they get too much storm surge...right near Galveston Bay....


1,094 posted on 09/21/2005 10:23:05 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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KLBJ-AM (590 Austin) is reporting that hotel/motel space for the Austin/San Antonio area is booked solid. Any still looking to flee might consider the Rio Grande Valley and praying the storm turns as expected.


1,095 posted on 09/21/2005 10:23:06 AM PDT by Tall_Texan (Austin TX - and staying put.)
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To: janetjanet998
If it keeps strengthening at its current rate it should be close to 180MPH by the time it hits land fall. Extremely scary....


People always say well how bad is that... I tell them drive down the road at around 60MPH. Then stick your head out the window.... Now imagine that is sustained or constant with gust that are even higher... Extremely scary..
1,096 posted on 09/21/2005 10:23:29 AM PDT by Sprite518
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To: kingu
IIRC the state has taken down the hotel taxes for the duration of the storm - if you're booking online, be sure to check with the hotel and the website customer service line to ensure that you're not paying too much.
1,097 posted on 09/21/2005 10:23:31 AM PDT by kingu (Draft Fmr Senator Fred Thompson for '08.)
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To: texas_brewer

I would tell them you are leaving now. You don't need to risk your life for a job. the key to evacuation is to do so EARLY or you cannot find a room for many states and highways are a mess.


1,098 posted on 09/21/2005 10:23:31 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
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To: janetjanet998

Damn, but she's explosive. The pressure is racing to the 920 mb satellite estimate in a hurry.


1,099 posted on 09/21/2005 10:23:38 AM PDT by steveegg ($3.00 a gallon is the price you pay for ANWR! Start drilling or stop whining! - HT Falcon4.0)
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To: NautiNurse; Howlin; anymouse
Latest (click on pic for larger image in new window)


1,100 posted on 09/21/2005 10:23:48 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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