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Posted on 09/22/2005 3:25:57 AM PDT by 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:
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Three Day Forecast Track
Five Day Forecast Track
Rita Forecast Track Archive
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Buoy Data Western Gulf of Mexico
Houston/Galveston/Beaumont/Lake Charles Wx Watches/Warnings
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Streaming Video: (coverage may be intermittent)
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KHOU-TV/DT Houston: mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_khou
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Hurricane City
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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
Solar's way too expensive. I like wind power, although nuclear fusion is my personal favorite. =)
LOL..well thanks for trying to understand him:) If you can figure out what he means let me know! I know there was some discussion of a loop when it was quite aways inland..maybe that's what he means??
- This NOAA run (from the northwest) got to the eye about 10 minutes before the AF plane from the northeast.
- While the AF plane reported 122-knot winds in the NE quad (which was down 3 from the previous NOAA run), this NOAA run found 133-knot winds in the NW quad (up 8 from the previous run and 11 from the concurrent AF run).
- Pressure is down 1 mb from the last measurement (the AF extrapolation doesn't count).
- There is now disagreement between NOAA and the AF on the eyewall composition. The AF is reporting a single eyewall 16 nm wide, while NOAA is reporting a double eyewall 18 and 48 nm wide.
mucho gracias!!
Yes.. it was GREAT. I hope they reshow it - I only caught part of it on the rebroadcast.
So the guy says to the doctor, "It hurts when I do this."
Around here, the storm stock ration is 3:1 water and gatorade. Always have gatorade in the house.
They don't have enough police personnel (and some of the local support outside Houston just hasn't responded) to cover 290, so they're keeping it open. Plan B - and yes, there is a Plan C, D, and E.
That being said, I would agree it looks like a 5 and the pressure supports a 5. Once we're back to one eyewall, I expect the pressure gradient to tighten and the wind speeds to increase again.
Hannity is going to bring Bastardi back on again and maybe we will be able to understand him then. I will rewind my tape and see if I can decipher it now.
Let us pray.
In that case- only one question remains- which one of them stayed at a Holiday Inn last night?
He thinks it may go towards Dallas and then double back. He also thinks since it is so large it will pull in dry air and weaken more.
Who wins in that matchup?
You too? Wish our cars ran on gatorade. More expensive by the gallon, but we'd be flush. :)
LOL...I saw that. As usual I'm a day late and a dollar short.
I grew up in Hattiesburg in my mid-teens, walked 36 holes a day just about every day in the summer, changed shirts at lunchtime, drank water like crazy but it really didn't phase me.
I go back now to my in-laws house, walk outside, take one breath of air and say, "I might can go 9..."
"I would rather pay $6 than look at a bag over a pump. "
Depending on the situation, I'd agree.
Forecaster on PMSNBC saying the Weather Service would likely have the track a bit more to the east again and landfall actually inside Louisiana... looked to be Cameron Parish.
Lot of action at buoy 42001; 28.44 press., 97 gusts one hour ago.
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