Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part IV

NHC - NOAA ^ | 22 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[Blogger]

http://maps.wunderground.com/data/images/at200518_model.gif

Who is the organization whose computer model shows this thing hitting the Texas Louisiana border?

[dirtboy]

Do you have a link for the latest models?

[CajunConservative]

I'm checking in to let you know that Calcasieu Parish south of I-10 is under mandatory evacuation. I live south of I10 so will be bugging out to Lafayette to my sister's house and if this witch keeps going east will go north on I49.

[padfoot_lover]

I'm a little north of Spring, they're not in a mandatory evacuation zone at all.

[JFC]

http://www.950kprc.com/audio.html good sorce for those of us who are not in Houston area to listen to on line.....


Best of luck to you fellow Texans.... no rain, no water and lots of room on the roads out here in West Texas.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Here's a link to a pic of water vapor. Dry stuff is in orange:
http://www.easternuswx.com/bb/uploads/post-2603-1127398463.jpg

The air to the west of the storm is drier today. I am praying that Rita peaked yesterday, and the drier air and the eyewall cycling will weaken her...

[janetjanet998]

yes.. a hit 15 miles east would be much better then a hit even 30-40 miles west...

[Strategerist]

Right now basically all the useful models have landfalls from Galveston to the LA/TX border.

Both NOGAPS (Navy) and the UKMET (British) models have the LA/TX border landfall at the moment.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Thanks for the link. Back when I lived there, I used to listen to that station a lot...

[ContemptofCourt]

For reference, Bouy 42001 is approximately 82 NM WNW of the 5am center of Rita.

[abb]

Mayor of Lake Charles live on Moon Griffon's radio show now.

[kassie]

Yes, we're moving the missiles in right now. All of our neighbors are staying too.

We live on a cul-de-sac. All our neighbors are staying too. That makes it nicer. We won't feel so isolated.

[OXENinFLA]

I was just looking at the latest loop.

Is Rita getting smaller?

[Blogger]

Is the track the eye, meaning anything to the East of the eye gets hit strongest? If so, NOLA May have some problems.

[truthandlife]

The air to the west of the storm is drier today. I am praying that Rita peaked yesterday, and the drier air and the eyewall cycling will weaken her...

That is what is so strange right now in Houston. I have lived in Houston most of my life and have never felt heat like this in September with very low humidity. My own prediction is once this thing starts to get close to land, the dry air will suck the energy out of this thing. I think it will be a true miracle of God.

[kimmie7]

smart gal

[Double Tap]

I'm in Spring. We are 70 miles as the crow flies Northwest of Galveston. We are not in any evacuation zone.

[Blogger]

Are you getting out, friend?

[texianyankee]

Now I'm hearing that the best models are showing Galveston Island being the highest chance of getting hit.

This is from the ABC affiliate out of Houston.

[Strategerist]

NOLA is a heck of a long way from the TX/LA border.