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Posted on 09/21/2005 1:36:24 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Category 3 Hurricane Rita became the fifth major hurricane of the 2005 season during the night. Hurricane Rita threaded the needle through the Florida Straits and moved into the Gulf of Mexico. Storm damage in the Florida Keys and South Florida Peninsula was light, with scattered power outages, scattered tornados, and mild to moderate flooding.
Mandatory evacuations are in effect for Galveston County TX and New Orleans. Additional evacuation orders in the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area are anticipated throughout the day.
Crude oil prices reacted as oil producers shut down and evacuated workers from platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
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 Eastern Gulf of Mexico
Buoy Data Western Gulf of Mexico
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Texas
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
Key West Long Range Radar Still Image
Streaming Video: (coverage may be intermittent)
KHOU-TV/DT Houston: mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_khou
WWLTV NOLA
Additional Resources:
Coastal TX Evacuation Maps
KHOU Houston
KTRK ABC News Houston
Hurricane City
Wxnation Houston
| 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 I
Tropical Storm Rita
Tropical Depression 18
Damn; if intensity is upheld, she'll still be a borderline Cat 4/5 36 hours from now, and roughly a Cat 4 on landfall.
I don't think the buses going into Galveston are fake, just good people in elected authority(Galveston) doing their best to protect those they serve to get out of harms way(unlike, IMO, New Orleans).
Another picture,
talking about contraflow on KHOU now.
"tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 175 miles."
This is what New Orleans fears most!
Isn't this thing coming your way?
EJECT! EJECT! EJECT!!
Sorry, forgot to source "they" - it's the folks on the EasternUS weather board that say it's 15 miles north of track.
We were also in Cancun for Emily. Where did you ride her out? That was definitely an "adventure".
What are you looking at?
I noticed that clearly as well in the satellite loop. Would guess it is just a wobble since the track maps are still converging.
Thanks for the opinion. Watching and waiting.
I'm hoping it moves fast and gets out of Dodge, but it will do what it is going to do....
Aha! A FR keeper!
"Houston, we have a problem."
Does anyone know what NASA facilities might be in the path of the hurricane? Just curious.
Fox was live from somewhere near the coast in Texas.
The new track and cone, at least on PMSNBC, showed a sliver of southwest Louisiana. I've seen the loops as well and like several others am seeing a bit of bumping north and northwest.
THANK YOU! You're wonderful.
Rita is a monster. I am stunned looking at the graphics --- she consumes almost the whole of the Gulf!
Unless it wobbles w or wsw again...NHC has been great in its forecasts all year....we need to trust them.
I thought buses w/o AC could not be used?
In any case, where did they find the drivers?
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