"It definitely looks as if it will pass north of the forecast point, but I can't tell a wobble from a course shift until it's well in hindsight."
Neither can I. It will be interesting to see if the NHC adjusts their track. Houston has 4.5 million? Thats more than I thought. Are people taking Rita seriously enough?
They are now. You can't get out of town tonight. Complete gridlock and the stores are bare. Lines at the gas stations 20 cars deep.
Just remember that this was a tropical storm east of the Florida Keys on Monday morning when we went to work.