The eye of Rita
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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
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| 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
(1) "No I don't but your industry needs to find a solution for this foreign energy dependence, without excuse."
You better be riding a bicycle, living off of the grid, and eating grass to make that statement. It isn't "your" industry, it's ours.
(2) "We can't maintain an economy that freaks out every time there's a storm."?
The only people I see freaking out are MSM reporters and the DUmmies.
Weather has been a hobby of mine since I was 10, and I've been in the hobby for 33 years. After graduating from Chanute Weather School in the 92nd percentile of my class, I spent a stint in the Air Force as a weather specialist.
Hurricanes are the Superbowls of meteorology. To me, tornadoes mesocyclones and winter cyclones are akin to all the big college bowel games.
;)
Good to hear. As long as you didn't forget anything else,....
You are beneath contempt, primarily because you're a frickin' idiot.
The eye of Rita
You don;t have to clear customs to enter Texas, I hope? ;)
Words fail me again.
You are a poster child for the demand side of our energy problems.
But it's up to those EEEVIL oil companies to keep you from facing the demand problems you are helping to create.
What a tool.
I doubt it. I already had one lib friend say it was Texas...so he didnt care what happened.
Am I the only one who physically jumped a little when I saw that number? Wow! That is some rapid intensification. And not even in the Gulf loop yet!
Oh my....
On ,man .. that eye is wound tighter than Rosie ODonell in Spandex.
Dear God.
Amen to that.
Chanute... I liked going to tech school there. Nice place, close to good college football...
Please - take it off line or start a thread. Enough already.
the 2005 map:
OH &ht;expletive deleted>!
I doubt it. I already had one lib friend say it was Texas...so he didnt care what happened.
Don't mess with Texas... or we might not share our OIL.
Wow. That shot looks as if the Gates of Hell are about to open... :(
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