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Posted on 09/22/2005 5:44:09 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Extremely dangerous Category Four Hurricane Rita continues to move toward landfall along the northwest Gulf of Mexico shoreline. Mandatory and voluntary evacuations continue across Texas and Louisiana coastal areas. Lake Charles LA is providing evacuations by bus for residents who have no transportation.
Traffic gridlock in the greater Houston area was compounded by gasoline stations without fuel, long lines at those stations still carrying fuel, and record breaking temperatures on the first day of autumn.
Offshore drilling platforms and rigs, as well as oil refineries, petrochemical and natural gas plants are in the path of the storm. Wave heights recorded by buoy have exceeded 38 feet. The refineries threatened by Hurricane Rita are on higher ground than those affected by flooding from Katrina. As a result, speculation abounds regarding future prices for winter heating fuel and gasoline.
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
Houston/Galveston/Beaumont/Lake Charles Wx Watches/Warnings
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Texas
Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Louisiana
Hi Res Houston Flood Zone Map Slow load, great detail
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)
KPRC-TV/DT Houston - KPRC-TV/DT Houston - http://mfile.akamai.com/12944/live/reflector:38616.asx
KPLC-TV Lake Charles KPLC Streaming
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
Beaumont TX evac Routes
Lake Charles/Southwest LA Evacuation Map
KHOU Houston
KTRK ABC News Houston
KPLC Lake Charles Evac Routes, news
KFDM Beaumont/Port Arthur News, evac info
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 IV
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part III
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm Rita
Tropical Depression 18
Ooops, Sorry
HURRICANE RITA PROBABILITIES NUMBER 21
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2005
PROBABILITIES FOR GUIDANCE IN HURRICANE PROTECTION
PLANNING BY GOVERNMENT AND DISASTER OFFICIALS
AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF RITA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST
CHANCES OF CENTER OF THE HURRICANE PASSING WITHIN 65 NAUTICAL MILES
OF LISTED LOCATIONS THROUGH 1PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005
LOCATION A B C D E
GALVESTON TX 8 17 1 X 26
FREEPORT TX 7 16 1 X 24
PORT O CONNOR TX 4 11 2 1 18
PANAMA CITY FL X X X 2 2
CORPUSCHRISTI TX 1 5 1 2 9
PENSACOLA FL X X 1 3 4
BROWNSVILLE TX X X X 2 2
MOBILE AL X 1 2 4 7
GULFPORT MS X 3 3 3 9
BURAS LA 5 6 1 2 14
NEW ORLEANS LA 3 8 2 2 15
NEW IBERIA LA 6 13 1 1 21
PORT ARTHUR TX 4 20 1 1 26
COLUMN DEFINITION PROBABILITIES IN PERCENT
A IS PROBABILITY FROM NOW TO 1PM FRI
FOLLOWING ARE ADDITIONAL PROBABILITIES
B FROM 1PM FRI TO 1AM SAT
C FROM 1AM SAT TO 1PM SAT
D FROM 1PM SAT TO 1PM SUN
E IS TOTAL PROBABILITY FROM NOW TO 1PM SUN
X MEANS LESS THAN ONE PERCENT
FORECASTER AVILA
I've eaten most everything, most of the time because no one bothered to tell me what it was.
I have no idea how close we are in age, so I won't ask if you went to Bellaire High.
I don't dance :-)
Far beit for the MSM to play up the contrast in behavior between the TX evacuees and NOLAs. It seems so obvious to me.
Ain't it the truth!
My mother tried to tell me what it would be like for me when I became a grandma, but I thought she didn't know what she was talking about. (She knew...she knew.)
That second webcam has heavy two-way traffic. I hope that's not a whole lot of folks giving up on the evac and going home.
Your excerpts were explicit. :)
I've been through hurricanes. They are the most exciting and the most frightening force to be a part of. And yes, I mean be a part of. You become part of the storm.
You have that right. I made great time getting to my sister's house. I went on the frontage road most of the way. I watched the gridlock on the interstate while I zipped on by.
I think he and Condit were DC buddies.
bump
Until recently, Ford was planning the Extreme, the Expulsion and the Exxonvaldez. Now they are looking real hard at the Ka.
Transitioning from days to nights (plus taking the baby to nursery school).
Ya, especially when all 10 g/kids want to stay the night, the same night...
My parents left Victoria at about 10:00 this morning, they just called from my uncle's house in Kilgore after 9:00. It's usually a 6 to 7 hour drive, took them about 11 this time. No big panic though, didn't have too much trouble getting gas. Of course, my father is smart enough to avoid the big towns and stick to the rural highways.
I see that. It's got her back over water too. I fear of one going down the coast. That Nogap is a fickle little sucker though, isn't it? He's been all over the map. mexico-La-Mexico-La.....
But all that's gonna change here real soon!
The main highway is moving quite nicely in those pictures. I don't get why the feeder on the one side is so congested. Is I-45 contraflowed there?
I am just waiting for someone in the media to start harping that Texas is in "ready mode" more than Louisiana because of course that is Bush's home state!! May have already happened and I missed it.
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