Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part VI

NHC - NOAA ^ | 23 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[mware]

Shep just asked the weather guy about were he is standing.

The guy said you are going to be under water.

[N8VTXNinWV]

thanks! My sister is going to email me some pictures of the clouds before sunset...

[Sender]

LOL, that's priceless!

[RoseofTexas]

Huh-oh...you say Port Arthur? Well, I'll be dang!

[Dog]

The guy said you are going to be under water.

Please be true.

[TheMom]

Don't think the psycho dog cares for anything.

[jbstrick]

"What did Shep do now?"

Nothing. I am watching the show now. He just asked a decent question.

"Will it cause any problems wen people return and there is no gas?" "Or are there plans to remedy that problem?"

[Bahbah]

greene, Max Mayfield is talking about a 20 foot storm surge hitting Port Arthur. How high up are you???? This is getting worrisome.

[nevergore]

Only if he takes Geraldo with him....

NeverGore :^)

[sheikdetailfeather]

I agree with you about our country needing to use coal. I see you are in La. You stay safe.

[proud American in Canada]

Local edits.

Yep.

btw, I lurked all day today and have really enjoyed your informative posts. :)

[mware]

I haven't seen a contour maps of Port Arthur but I think someone said that it is 5 ft above sea level.

That ain't going to cut it.

[Dog]

Where is Geraldo?

[steveegg]

Finally, a new vortex data message - eye fix at 6:03 pm CDT (compares to 3:31 pm for the last) - pressure down 1 mb to 930 mb, max flight-level winds down 3 knots to 921 in the NE quad -

655 
URNT12 KNHC 232322Z
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 23/2303Z
B. 28 DEG 28 MIN N
   92 DEG 54 MIN W
C. 700 MB 2492 MA
D. NA
E. NA
F. 151 DEG 121 KT
G. 061 DEG 17 NM
H. 930 MB
I. 12 C/ 3050 M
J. 20 C/ 3061 M
K. 15 C/ NA
L. OPEN E-SW
M. E 080-30-20
N. 12345/7
O. 1/1 NM
P. NOAA3 2318A RITA OB 31
   MAX FL WIND 121 KT NE QUAD 2258Z
   MAX FLT LVL TEMP 060/10 NM FROM CNTR

Other significant changes -

- Movement of 19 minutes north, 17 minutes west (321 degrees)
- Eye elliptical along ENE/WSW line, 30 nm wide along that line, 20 nm wide along NNW/SSE line (was circular and 20 nm wide)
- Eye open east to southwest (was open east-to-south-to-southwest)

[antivenom]

stopped what? LOL!!!!

[RikaStrom]

Don't think the psycho dog cares for anything.

LOL, there's a truth I can't argue with! Well, except me! LOL

[Txsleuth]

This guy called his show...(so of course this isn't substantiated)...and said that one of his relatives, an uncle I think...

works at a nursing home in Plano...and was supposed to meet a bus with patients being transferred from the south...

He said the bus had like 35 patients on it, but when the uncle went to help them out...about half of them were dead from mostly heart attacks...even though they didn't have a heart problem supposedly...

Weird, huh? Anyone else hear anything about this?

[steveegg]

Thanks (blush)

[alarm rider]

I am watching Shep now, he alleges he is in Port Arthur. A riveting commentary on trash cans blowing down the street, gas station sighns blown down. I get the distinct feeling ol' Shep is bummed because the storm is not planning a prime time walk-on. The news babe just warned everyone to put their potted plants inside. Someone go get Shep.

[Not A Snowbird]

"A handsome vapor plume?" Is this a volcano, or a fashion show?

I see she had a 3.0 earlier today. She must be jealous of all the attention being paid to Hurricanes. :-)