Update: Category 5 Hurricane Rita - Live Thread, Part II

NHC - NOAA ^ | 21 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[sigSEGV]

Err. Wrong link

here:

http://thestormtrack.com/archives/2005/09/hurricane_rita_1.html

[epaul]

Hotels.com shows some available rooms in Fredericksburg, tx.

Also you might do a search for bed and breakfasts there. Nice place to spend the weekend anyway.

[Lemondropkid31]

I just looked at that and they say cat 3 for Sept 20th. This is the 21st

[burzum]

Push comes to shove - you can always dig a temporary latrine/trench.

You can also pour water into the back of your toilet to make it flush if necessary (if you lose water). This assumes that there is no problem with the sewage lines.

[Spktyr]

They're probably busy shutting down and trucking everything they can somewhere else. If nothing else, they're trying to secure everything. Remember, Katrina screwed NO over because the local government didn't give official warning until too late. Here, we get the warning early, which means that corporate bureaucracy starts executing the plans that they can't do until the evac orders start to be given.

[steveegg]

And the person that noted that also noted that it was likely a high estimate. For the record, the NHC also noted that, and went on the low side.

We'll know more once the next Vortex Data Message rolls in.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

The programs that analyze sat pics for pressure and wind speed put this storm at 160 mph winds...they are waiting for verification from the airflight to confirm.

[jpsb]

Pasadena, is close to ship channel, might get a surge there, I am expecting 14 foot surge in galveston bay. That is what Carla did, this one looks alot like Carla.

[Spktyr]

And you would want to waste drinking water because....

[steveegg]

New Vortex Data Message -

000
URNT12 KNHC 211600Z
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 21/1517Z
B. 24 DEG 11 MIN N
   85 DEG 42 MIN W
C. 700 MB 2522 M
D. 65 KT
E. 070 DEG 27 NM
F. 180 DEG 137 KT
G. 075 DEG 09 NM
H. 934 MB
I. 12 C/ 3056 M
J. 22 C/ 3062 M
K. 07 C/ NA
L. CLOSED WALL
M. C25
N. 12345/7
O. 1/1 NM
P. NOAA3 WX18A RITA OB 07
   MAX FL WIND 137 KT E QUAD 1516Z

[sheikdetailfeather]

http://www.woai.com/

(San Antonio Clear Channel Station link)

[Jaded]

mark

[No Blue States]

I will ping you to anything I think would interest you.

Stay safe bud.

[james_f_hall]

Sorry. Not "officially" a 5.

[yatros from flatwater]

And just to help out:
Xanadu, Xandy, Xanto, Xavier, Xerxes, Xenophon, Xylon

[daybreakcoming]

Pressure down to 934

[JFC]

W is on Fox now, he is TICKED! He is tired of the dims gloom and doom attitudes. You can hear it in his voice!

[dirtboy]

My parents are in Victoria, don't know what they're going to do.

How old are they? Victoria will probably suffer extensive tree damage and some structural damage at the least. They may be looking at weeks without power. Can your parents cope with that?

[Iwo Jima]

Are you saying "Pee in the tank, not in the bowl?"

[janetjanet998]

934mb and that recon is an hour old..looking better all the time....and they havent got to the NE part yet...likley 145-150 flight level winds there...