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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
Yes it is lovely. Georgia has only Cynthia McKinney and fire ants to keep it out of the Directory of Heaven ;)
Couldn't buy one!
Cool Bro.
We are on the same team we just got on the wrong side of the same page.
See y'all around!
Used to live in Boerne and took I-10 to Houston for baseball and football games at the Astrodome. Seguin is outside San Antonio not Houston so that poor lady must have driven miles out of the way. I was shocked to see all the way to Seguin.
nice graphic.
little port arthur is dead center in that one...
Ach, here in Psnnsylwania Dutch country chust about everyone knows the road to Paradise goes through Intercourse!
I would say just NE of Galveston. The worst surge will likely hit - thankfully - in between the Houston-Galveston complex and the Golden Triangle. At least I hope so ...
Colorado has "Rifle", "Tincup", "Powderhorn" and "Beartown".
I suggested renaming Carson to Packerville after Alferd, but the powers that be in Lake City were not amused.
LOL!
| Wind Direction (WDIR): | S ( 170 deg true ) |
| Wind Speed (WSPD): | 69.9 kts |
| Wind Gust (GST): | 89.4 kts |
| Wave Height (WVHT): | 24.6 ft |
| Dominant Wave Period (DPD): | 10 sec |
| Average Period (APD): | 7.3 sec |
| Mean Wave Direction (MWDIR): | SW ( 229 deg true ) |
| Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): | 28.40 in |
| Pressure Tendency (PTDY): | +1.07 in ( Rising Rapidly ) |
| Air Temperature (ATMP): | 78.8 °F |
| Water Temperature (WTMP): | 81.3 °F |
| Dew Point (DEWP): | 78.8 °F |
| Heat Index (HEAT): | 83.1 °F |
| Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure | |
| TIME(CDT) | WDIR | WSPD |
|---|---|---|
| 8:50 pm | S ( 173 deg ) | 69.2 kts |
| 8:40 pm | SSE ( 154 deg ) | 71.1 kts |
| 8:30 pm | SE ( 138 deg ) | 75.0 kts |
| 8:20 pm | S ( 169 deg ) | 74.2 kts |
| 8:10 pm | S ( 183 deg ) | 75.8 kts |
| 8:00 pm | S ( 179 deg ) | 75.8 kts |
Great post! I hope you and yours stay safe!
The only way you can punish the media is not to watch them and to tell your local cable provider's sponsors that you don't. Don't email them, don't write, don't call them. They just use that to show how big their audience is.
I've abandoned everyone but Fox and TWC and I watch them with the sound off.
Do you think it will be the slogan for 2008. I can just see it now, Democrats = SOS!!!
One of my faves is not too far from here:
Ding Dong, Texas.
There is a Gun Barrel City in Texas.
They make gun barrels there.
Seems an appropriate name to me.
Sometimes, you just have to rant!!!!
Glad I could be of assistance...LOL
Brown's a blatherskite.
I just saw a local feature on NBC5i here in DFW, where some guy, waiting in line at a gas station off of I-45, said "I wish I could just lay down here and die."
What's the matter with these people? Maybe this fool ought to have just stayed where he was and drown.
Putz.
I'm safe. I'm in Nevada.
(Not a sign of rain for
months. None in the
near future, either.
Everything's normal here.)
Well at least we avoided "French Lick", Indiana beat us to it.
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