Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part IV

NHC - NOAA ^ | 22 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[NautiNurse]

Extremely dangerous Category 5 Hurricane Rita continues to threaten the Greater Houston Metropolitan area. The forecast track has shifted slightly to the northeast, increasing the risk to Southwest Louisiana, and a significant portion of the oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Texas Governor Perry is urging all coastal residents between Beaumont and Corpus Christi to evacuate as soon as possible.

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 Western Gulf of Mexico
Houston/Galveston/Beaumont/Lake Charles Wx Watches/Warnings
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Texas
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Louisiana
Hi Res Houston Flood Zone Map Slow load, great detail

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

Streaming Video: (coverage may be intermittent)

KPRC-TV/DT Houston - KPRC-TV/DT Houston - http://mfile.akamai.com/12944/live/reflector:38616.asx
KHOU-TV/DT Houston: mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_khou
WWLTV NOLA

Additional Resources:

FReeper Sign In Thread Check in to let us know whether you are staying, going, and when you get there
FReepers Offering Lodging To Rita Evacuees People and/or Pet Friendly FReepers Offering Shelter
Coastal TX Evacuation Maps
Beaumont TX evac Routes
Lake Charles/Southwest LA Evacuation Map
KHOU Houston
KTRK ABC News Houston
KPLC Lake Charles Evac Routes, news
KFDM Beaumont/Port Arthur News, evac info
Hurricane City
Wxnation Houston
Galveston Webcams
Golden Triangle Weather Page Provides Galveston Weather, Warnings, Radar, etc.

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 III
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm Rita
Tropical Depression 18

[Double Tap]

I understand all that, but Rita is not moving to the East.

[Double Tap]

Yeah. What does that have to do with Rita moving to the East?

[Types_with_Fist]

Keep those hand guns close by.

To heck with that... keep the state treasury guarded!

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

Rita is still moving Northwest. If you have any data to back up this east movement I would like to see it.

I think the poster meant that since Rita is now moving less in the westward direction (as is clear with the sattelite images) then she is moving "more east". Think of it not as an absolute eastward direction but as a relative eastward direction. Hope that helps.

[pageonetoo]

Is Nagin back in Dallas? The storm waters,from the Mississippi River, combined with a possible near pass, or direct hit on NO, is a likely scenario, now...

But, I haven't seen Nagin, lately...

[Broker]

CNN shifting track to TX/LA border.

[Dog Gone]

LOL!

[Guenevere]

I believe you said, on yesterday, that this would hit NOLA.

Most everyone else thought it was going closer to Houston or close by..

Looks like you're right....it's heading more Louisiana than Texas now.

Those levees are not going to hold.

It could finish off NOLA.

[bwteim]

The cone has certainly shifted east.

[Rob_DSM]

Would that be a "hold muh beer" moment? ?8^)

LOL! Followed by, "now watch this!"

[abb]

can you believe these polyanna's on kplc? jeez!!!!!!

[NautiNurse]

people who decide not to evacuate should write their Social Security number on their arms in permanent marker!

That helps her party machine to have new voter cards made for the deceased.

[AliVeritas]

I know right.

[Howlin]

I think today may be his shock therapy day.

[Diddle E. Squat]

I'm sure glad that you know more than the meteorologist working with the governor who just announced the opposite at the press conference.

[LA Woman3]

Rush had an email from a LA listener who said Governor Blanco stated that her citizens should write their social security numbers on their arms.



She did say it and just repeated it. Adding with "indelible ink". Like most will know what that word means.

[jeffers]

No time for semantics.

Sorry, just more important stuff happening right now.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Agreed.

[Double Tap]

Trust me, I know what is going on. I've been tracking it as has everyone else. We need to be correct in our terms or misjudgements can be made.

[NautiNurse]

or Nagin is getting his "never get too high, never get too low" bottles refilled.