They say these large hurricanes create their own weather. Wonder if Rita pushed that ridge out of her way? Sure looks to me like it's headed directly towards the TX/LA border right now.
I agree
The ridge is huge and strong...Rita is moving along the forecast track, and it isn't going to push the ridge anywhere. Rita will turn NW and eventually N when the ridge moves east
Generally overstated. Often storms are better behaved trackwise and more easily predictable the stronger they are. Katrina was one of the most predictable storms ever once it reached Cat 3 through Cat 5.