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

[JFC]

Knock out Jack McCaferty on CNN. He is fueling the fire of the Bush haters... telling them that amazing how Texas is being taken care of when NOLA had nothing... I was about to crawl through the t.v. to pounch on that fool.

[sheikdetailfeather]

Gen Honore up on Fox now.

[Centurion2000]

I have over 55 years exposure.

Don't you guys live in houses ?

[steveegg]

Where's Al Capone when you need him?

Paging Eaker. Please pick up the white courtesy phone :-)

[AliVeritas]

I only thought Playboy used that.

[backhoe]

"Isn't a lot of that taxes?"

Here's a link to a chart:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1099933/posts?page=303#303

[BurbankKarl]

He sailed the river with Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn

[Howlin]

Excellent; I lost a son to CO poisoning, so I get ugly about it. :-)

[fanfan]

LOL!!!

We're Canadian.

We love it when our government kicks us! (At least we are supposed to.)

;-)

[IamConservative]

so Texans are "BUBBAS"????

Might also mention the loaded firearm per house ratio is about 5:1..!!..

[Jrabbit]

ROFL!!

[cgk]

I hope they all had the good sense to bring bottles of water for the drive. Here in AZ you never go anywhere without a gallon of water -- per person -- in the car.

bears repeating - and that is per DAY when it's that hot!

[Arizona Carolyn]

~LOL~ I was born in Texas!

[Moose4]

Stephanie'll probably begging to go to Port Arthur once she finds out she's going to be stuck on Galveston Island, staring down the barrel of a Category Four hurricane...with Shep Smith.

}:-)4

[Spktyr]

I think you're looking at an old study. Last one I saw had the ratio at 8:1.

[John Jamieson]

Canadian dollars/Canadian gallon, I assume.

[AliVeritas]

Yep, I need that clip... it's not getting the attention it deserves, neither has Nagin and Blanco. That heifer better not lay a cloven hoof on that money that's sent down.

[RoseofTexas]

Honore...navy ships following behind the storm...WOW!!! Think we'll hear his famous STUCK ON STUPID line?! HA DANG, they cut him off!!

[cgk]

LOL!

[hawkaw]

Knock out Jack McCaferty on CNN. He is fueling the fire of the Bush haters... telling them that amazing how Texas is being taken care of when NOLA had nothing... I was about to crawl through the t.v. to pounch on that fool.

What a load of B.S. This guy should be fired or someone should at least sue hia a$$ off.