Ok. We can have the first lesson today.
1) Get a dog
2) Get your free Web Cam softeware
See y'all in class!
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Posted on 09/22/2005 3:25:57 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Nope. Accuweather was, in fact, full of crap. It was a petty and meaningless stunt by them to make their moron fanbase excited and happy.
A shotgun is my preferred long arm, but I prefer a pistol or two for defense. I'm weird that way, and I do *not* recommend it for anyone else.
...Dangerous Hurricane Rita gradually heading toward the southwest Louisiana and Upper Texas coasts...
A Hurricane Warning is in effect from Port O'Connor Texas to Morgan City Louisiana. A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.
At 4 PM CDT...2100z...a Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for north of the mouth of the Mississippi River to the mouth of the Pearl River including metropolitan New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain. A Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect for the southeastern coast of Louisiana east of Morgan City to the mouth of the mouth of the Pearl River including metropolitan New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain....and from south of Port O'Connor to Port Mansfield Texas. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours.
A tropical Strom watch remains in effect from south of Port Mansfield to Brownsville Texas...and for the northeastern coast of Mexico from Rio San Fernando northward to the Rio Grande. A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area...generally within 36 hours.
For storm information specific to your area...including possible inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued by your local weather office.
At 4 PM CDT...2100z...the center of Hurricane Rita was located near latitude 25.8 north...longitude 89.5 west or about 405 miles... 650 km...southeast of Galveston Texas and about 390 miles... 630 km...southeast of Port Arthur Texas.
Rita is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph...15 km/hr. A gradual turn toward the northwest is expected during the next 24 hours. On this track...the core of Rita will be approaching the southwest Louisiana and the Upper Texas coast late Friday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 145 mph...230 km/hr...with higher gusts. Rita is a extremely dangerous category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Some fluctuations in intensity are likely during the next 24 hours.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 60 miles... 95 km... from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 205 miles...335 km. Anytropical Strom force winds in the New Orleans area are expected to be confined to a few squalls associated with quickly moving rainbands. At 3 PM CDT...a NOAA buoy reported a 10-minute average wind of 89 mph...143 km/hr with a gust to 112 mph...180 km/hr.
Latest minimum central pressure reported by an Air Force plane was 913 mb...26.96 inches.
Coastal storm surge flooding of 15 to 20 feet above normal tide levels...along with large and dangerous battering waves...can be expected near and to the east of where the center makes landfall. Tides are currently running about 2 feet above normal along the Louisiana...Mississippi and Alabama coasts in the areas affected by Katrina. Tides in those areas will increase to 3 to 5 feet and be accompanied by large waves...and residents there could experience coastal flooding.
Rainfall accumulations of 8 to 12 inches with isolated maximum 15 inch totals are possible along the path of Rita over southeast Texas and southwestern Louisiana as it moves inland. Based on the forecast track...totals accumulations in excess of 25 inches are possible over the next several days as the system slows down. In addition...rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are possible over southeastern Louisiana including New Orleans.
Repeating the 4 PM CDT position...25.8 N... 89.5 W. Movement toward...west-northwest near 9 mph. Maximum sustained winds...145 mph. Minimum central pressure... 913 mb.
An intermediate advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 7 PM CDT followed by the next complete advisory at 10 PM CDT.
Forecaster Avila
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Yeah, I just bought a 23 foot Sea Fox with 140 hp four stroke Suzuki OB back in May. Love it. Replaced a 35 year old tri-hull that my Dad gave me.
Ok. We can have the first lesson today.
1) Get a dog
2) Get your free Web Cam softeware
See y'all in class!
The one thing Katrina did not cause was massive inland flooding.
It looks like that could well happen with Rita.
CNN: Tropical Storm conditions in NO in the next 36 hrs.
On the Canteen thread. (I think that's what it's called).
Some guy is saying he took 59S and 610 out of Houston and is flying just fine down the road now.
Pet laws considered.
hey, i just types 'em as i hears 'em
;)
so TXDOT is having trouble buying fuel - in the middle of the refinery hub of the US, so now its the federal gov't fault?
They were pretty much doing the plane and only the plane so I went elsewhere. It sounds like it will be fun to watch the replay tonight.
Rita is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph...15 km/hr. A gradual turn toward the northwest is expected during the next 24 hours. On this track...the core of Rita will be approaching the southwest Louisiana and the Upper Texas coast late Friday.
Coastal storm surge flooding of 15 to 20 feet above normal tide levels.
Maximum sustained winds 145 mph. Minimum central pressure 913 mb.
BIG ole BUMP for the info!!
WHOO HOOOOO!!!
You in this?
You guys are in our prayers.
Forgot to add, that was on Hannity regarding the fast roads.
Could be. Their boss spun it differently. Bureaucrats make me so mad sometimes.
Scary, huh?
In the 5PM Advisory NHC SPECIFICALLY tried to diminish the hype of this.
ANYTROPICAL STROM FORCE WINDS IN THE NEW ORLEANS AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONFINED TO A FEW SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH QUICKLY MOVING RAINBANDS.
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