"Did you see the cloud tops boiling in the upper right corner of the animation you linked?"
Yes, just wait till the sun gets on it.
Did you see what looks like a tornado in the eye?
Im sure it isnt, but it sort of looks like one.
Katrina had one of those too.
That loop really shows Rita growing in size.
http://www.cira.colostate.edu/ramm/rmsdsol/TROPICAL.html
wow. that is evil looking. I feel sorry for those on the coast.