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Posted on 09/21/2005 1:36:24 AM PDT by NautiNurse
I would be cautious about the Miss/Ala sections of I 10. I would avoid it until absolutely positive everything was clear.
Take the latter. The previous measurement, made about 1:45 before this one, had the pressure at 934 mb. Data found by janetjanet998 that is about 10-15 minutes newer than that measurement puts the pressure at 922 mb.
Yes. On TWC, they keep saying 140 is the latest info. Bull. That info is what, four hours old now? Are they going to softpedal this now? What for? Nobody had any qualms about reporting it when Katrina got up to 175. Tell the people how bad this thing is. Maybe a few extra ones will evacuate.
Montgomery isn't a bad option though. Go through Slidell up the 59. It would be a very safe place to be.
My wife is trying to get a hold of some in her family from Rockport to offer them one of our daughters rooms.
If they decide not to stay with us I will make a room available free of charge for someone here at my home Thursday and Friday in Fort Worth. I asked her to hurry up about it.
OK they just said its a Cat 4 and could even get stronger...
And what about you? Are you staying?
Ah, but if the meeting was preplanned, it appears that God is looking out for you. You'll miss the last minute rush as people waiting until the last minute decide to leave en masse. Joining you in praying for all.
I'm glad my dad decided to take his wife on a spur of the moment vacation. Before his byepass surgery last year, he probably would have tried staying.
CAT 5
923mb
164 max winds
Check out post 32 on your flying pitbull thread.
Wow, that is COOL!
I am staying. I am a good 260 miles east of Houston. We might get tropical storm gusts here if that. I am no hero. If this thing turned towards Lake Charles, I would have left to Atlanta early tomorrow morning. As it is, we shall stay in place. My wife is volunteering at the massive Animal Shelter in town, and wanted to stay too unless it was iffy at all. I feel very safe now. The models are coming into agreement.
Where is that information from?
Actually 140 mph may still be right. The aircraft reported flight level winds at 142 knots (163 mph) and those are usually a good bit higher than ground-level winds. So 140-145 mph is still quite plausible.
I don't know if the winds lag a few hours behind the pressure, maybe the rapid lowering of pressure means that the winds will increase in a few hours. Or maybe they won't increase at all. But the rapid intensification is scary any way you cut it.
}:-)4
Accuweather is almost calling it:
RECON FINDS 175 MPH FLIGHT LEVEL WIND
RITA NEARING CAT 5 HURRICANE!
The NOAA airplane investigating Rita found a peak wind of 175 mph. The pressure has fallen to 923 mb, which is just shy of the 920 mb Cat 5 pressure. Rita continues to strengthen and will become a Cat 5 hurricane.
http://home.accuweather.com/index.asp?partner=accuweather
Looks like Rita just broke that record.
Keep watching. And I know you're ready if you have to go.
As blam pointed out the other day, most of these storms have jogged "left" right off shore.
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