Rita, over the last 2.5 hours has made a pronounced move toward the northwest. It looks like she has found a weakness in the upper-level ridge to her north and is starting the northward turn earlier than forecast. IMO, folks along the upper Texas coast and SW Louisiana are going to be at much greater risk than people along the mid and lower Texas coast.
are you sure not a wobble?
That would mean the high pressure system has moved more to the East. The big variability in the models is how much she slows or speeds up and how long the high pressure stalls over the SouthEast...
Whoa, looking at the newest map on FOX -- it sure looks like a LA landfall, doesn't it?