[No Blue States]

Anyone else seeing a slightly more NW heading as opposed to the original Western direction now?

http://www.cira.colostate.edu/ramm/rmsdsol/TROPICAL.html

(click pic on left)

In order for the NHC track to prove accurate Rita can not cross that line above but must meet at the next intersection of lines. If it moves north of that line before then, it seems that wouldnt be good news for Galveston. Thats my theory. A few more frames will shed more light on this.

[burzum]

ZCZC MIATCUAT3 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
HURRICANE RITA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
215 PM EDT WED SEP 21 2005

DATA FROM RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT RITA HAS INTENSIFIED
A LITTLE MORE AND WINDS HAVE REACHED 150 MPH WINDS WITH A MINIMUM
PRESSURE OF 920 MB. THIS MAKES RITA A STRONG CATEGORY FOUR
HURRICANE.

FORECASTER AVILA

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