Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part III

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

[NautiNurse]

Extremely dangerous and large Category Five Hurricane Rita is churning westward across the Gulf of Mexico toward Texas. Air Force Reconnaissance indicated the central pressure has dropped to 904mb, making Rita the fifth most intense hurricane ever in the Atlantic Basin.

Hurricane and Tropical Storm Watches have been issued from Northern Mexico through the South Louisiana coastline. Galveston TX used school buses to evacuate residents. Mandatory and voluntary evacuations are in effect along the Texas coastline.

The following links are self-updating:

Public Advisory Currently published every 3 hours 5A, 8A, 11A, 2P, etc. ET
NHC Discussion Published every six hours 6A, 11A, 6P, 11P
Three Day Forecast Track
Five Day Forecast Track

Rita Forecast Track Archive
Forecast Models
Buoy Data Western Gulf of Mexico
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Texas
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Louisiana

Images:

Storm Floater IR Loop
GOM WV Loop
GOM IR Still Image
Visible Storm Floater Still (only visible during daylight hours)
Color Enhanced Atlantic Loop

Streaming Video: (coverage may be intermittent)

KHOU-TV/DT Houston: mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_khou
WWLTV NOLA

Additional Resources:

FReeper Sign In Thread Check in to let us know whether you are staying, going, and when you get there
FReepers Offering Lodging To Rita Evacuees People and/or Pet Friendly FReepers Offering Shelter
Coastal TX Evacuation Maps
KHOU Houston
KTRK ABC News Houston
Hurricane City
Wxnation Houston
Galveston Webcams
Golden Triangle Weather Page Provides Galveston Weather, Warnings, Radar, etc.

Category	Wind Speed	Barometric Pressure	Storm Surge	Damage Potential
Tropical Depression	< 39 mph < 34 kts			Minimal
Tropical Storm	39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts			Minimal
Hurricane 1 (Weak)	74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts	28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more	4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m	Minimal damage to vegetation
Hurricane 2 (Moderate)	96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts	28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb	6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m	Moderate damage to houses
Hurricane 3 (Strong)	111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts	27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb	9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m	Extensive damage to small buildings
Hurricane 4 (Very strong)	131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts	27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb	13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m	Extreme structural damage
Hurricane 5 (Devastating)	Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts	Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb	Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m	Catastrophic building failures possible

Previous Threads:
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm Rita
Tropical Depression 18

[samadams2000]

Looks like this could truely be the real New Deal for all of us. Nothing fills the void of a passing hurricane better than government.

[SVTCobra03]

It looks lots of rain for us in Oklahoma City.

[Crawdad]

You catch his name?

[i362000]

Thanks for all your hard work.

Does anyone know if there are computer models that go past 5 days?

[RoseofTexas]

In the name of Jesus, PEACE BE STILL!! Lord if it be possible, please subside this monstrous storm, say the word Lord and it WILL obey your command!

[Right_in_Virginia]

Thanks for your hard work.

Mega dittos!

And, Godspeed to all in her path.

[samadams2000]

Buy another gun. Buy SWB stock.

[Lunkhead_01]

Just reported on MSNBC: Rita got bigger today -- and so did the hurricane.

[Flux Capacitor]

----say the word Lord and it WILL obey your command!----

If it doesn't, we're all in bigger trouble than we thought. :)

-Dan

[alancarp]

Arrggghh! You sneaked it in on me -- sorry, I admit I stopped reading the "front page news"... guess we're meeting here too often this summer.   :/

[MamaB]

Willey? I think that was how it was spelled.

[La Enchiladita]

Just as Jesus said to Lucifer; "Get thee behind me, Satan!", only You can rebuke this storm!! We know it, God, we praise You and we thank You!

[RDTF]

(wink)

http://www.led-zeppelin.com/EMl4.html

Led Zeppelin
When The Levee Breaks
(Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant/Memphis Minnie)

If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break, (X2)
When The Levee Breaks I'll have no place to stay.

Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, (X2)
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home,
Oh, well, oh, well, oh, well.

Don't it make you feel bad
When you're tryin' to find your way home,
You don't know which way to go?
If you're goin' down South
They go no work to do,
If you don't know about Chicago.

Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good,
Now, cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good,
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move.

All last night sat on the levee and moaned, (X2)
Thinkin' about me baby and my happy home.
Going, going to Chicago... Going to Chicago... Sorry but I can't take you...
Going down... going down now... going down....

[Howlin]

Freeper Hurricane Rita Sign In Thread

[who knows what evil?]

I can't imagine owning a house on the coast of Texas, knowing that is going to be wiped off the face of the earth within a few days, and knowing that there is NOTHING I can do to stop it.

[NautiNurse]

There is a link at the top of this thread for both the sign in thread, and the FReeper shelter offer thread.

[Moose4]

Record low in the Atlantic was Hurricane Gilbert at 888 mb. Rita is now #5 all time at 904 mb, just behind Katrina.

Record low world-wide was 870 mb in Typhoon Tip, out in the Pacific.

}:-)4

[RoseofTexas]

What can I say?! By faith alone and it's His will, not mine! 9-11 didn't humble us, Katrina didn't do it, let me tell you, there's a whole bunch of folks on their knees tonight! His will be done! I can only pray by faith, that's all I got!