[janetjanet998]

every little wobble is critical now..but looks like a hit just west of the tx/la border now.
good news and bad news with a more east route
good news...the very heavy populated houston area will be on the weak side of the sotr with wind and surge mich lower then if it hit west of the city

BAD NEWS..she goes right over the heart of the oil/gas fields and New orleans get more surge into the lake and rain

[ContemptofCourt]

The best thing this storm could do it turn N and plow into NO again. I'd rather we have to rebuild one major city/port instead of two.

[NautiNurse]

She's going over the heart of the oil/gas fields wobble or not at this stage of the game.

[numberonepal]

Conditions at 42001 (25.84 N 89.66 W) as of
(7:50 am CDT)
1250 GMT on 09/22/2005:

Wind Direction (WDIR):	NNE ( 20 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD):	44.7 kts
Wind Gust (GST):	56.3 kts
Wave Height (WVHT):	30.8 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	12 sec
Average Period (APD):	9.7 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWDIR):	ENE ( 62 deg true )
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.42 in
Air Temperature (ATMP):	81.1 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP):	84.7 °F
Dew Point (DEWP):	75.7 °F
Heat Index (HEAT):	87.4 °F
Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds

TIME (CDT)	WDIR	WSPD
7:50 am	NNE ( 23 deg )	43.7 kts
7:40 am	NNE ( 31 deg )	43.1 kts
7:30 am	NNE ( 27 deg )	40.0 kts
7:20 am	NNE ( 32 deg )	41.8 kts
7:10 am	NNE ( 29 deg )	40.6 kts
7:00 am	NNE ( 26 deg )	40.4 kts

[OB1kNOb]

"BAD NEWS..she goes right over the heart of the oil/gas fields and New orleans get more surge into the lake and rain"

Oil rig map

You got that right. The map in this link shows yesterday's projected path for Rita, so if you shift its path N-NE, she plows through many manned oil platforms (grey spots on the map). Lord help us.