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Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part VI
NHC - NOAA ^ | 23 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

Posted on 09/23/2005 9:39:06 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Dangerous Hurricane Rita is expected to make landfall in the northeast Gulf of Mexico within 24 hours. Tornados have spawned in Louisiana. Water is filling the Ninth Ward of New Orleans again. A bus carrying elderly evacuees was gutted by fire this morning outside Dallas, with multiple fatalities. Television crews have positioned their hurricane reporters throughout the region to attain maximum drama effects. Whoooooa.

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
Jefferson Co TX NWS Weather
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:


Lake Charles Long Range Radar Still image, with loop link
Houston/Galveston Long Range Radar Still image, with loop link
Lake Charles Experimental Radar Outages and Delays May Occur

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)

KHOU-TV/DT Houston
KPRC-TV/DT Houston
KTRK-TV/DT Houston
KTRH-AM Houston
KPLC-TV/DT Lake Charles/Lafayette
KSLA-TV/DT Shreveport

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

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 V
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


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KEYWORDS: hurricane; rita; tropical
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To: steveegg

WC guy saying that in his opinion it's a Cat 4 based on the 932 millibars.


2,641 posted on 09/23/2005 6:50:28 PM PDT by Palladin (America! America! God shed His grace on Thee.)
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To: ruoflaw

Thanks....:-)

It's breezy. We need rain sooooo bad, but I'm afraid it will stay east of here.


2,642 posted on 09/23/2005 6:50:33 PM PDT by Jrabbit (Kaufman County, Texas)
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To: LA Woman3

Are you guys getting pounded by Rita?


2,643 posted on 09/23/2005 6:50:36 PM PDT by TheMom (My husband and children rock! I am like a rock . . . round and thick.)
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To: Ichneumon

5.0 Quake...


2,644 posted on 09/23/2005 6:50:38 PM PDT by silentknight
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To: RummyChick

Lots of things are over Shep's head.


2,645 posted on 09/23/2005 6:50:47 PM PDT by mtbopfuyn (Legality does not dictate morality... Lavin)
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To: don-o; Jrabbit

Please don't get on jrabbit's case....I was the one that asked if she or anyone else in the DFW area had heard that radio show...and what I heard...

I am sorry that I didn't get back with you---my granddaughter, who I am babysitting, needed her bath and bedtime bottle...OKAY.

NOW, I am back...if you have a problem, please don't get on to jrabbit anymore...


2,646 posted on 09/23/2005 6:51:13 PM PDT by Txsleuth (Arlington, Texas--future home of the Dallas Cowboys!)
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To: LucyJo
Old or new?

If old, one of my favorites is "Shane" or "True Grit".

2,647 posted on 09/23/2005 6:51:17 PM PDT by Double Tap
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Storm2k seems to be back. Not sure if anyone has posted yet...


2,648 posted on 09/23/2005 6:51:18 PM PDT by steve86 (@)
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To: silentknight
What?

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2,649 posted on 09/23/2005 6:51:39 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: mtbopfuyn

2,650 posted on 09/23/2005 6:51:40 PM PDT by New Perspective (Proud father of an 22 month old son with Down Syndrome)
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To: silentknight

Anyone know if an earthquake effects a hurricane?


2,651 posted on 09/23/2005 6:51:43 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: raygun
I'm not looking at winds. I'm looking at clues about the thermodynamics of the heat-engine of Rita.

Is that the pressure staying low?

2,652 posted on 09/23/2005 6:51:45 PM PDT by fishntex (Something is actually happening Reg)
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To: Howlin

That graphic reminds me of something Lisa on Green Acres asked once:
"Vat iss hunka"?


2,653 posted on 09/23/2005 6:52:04 PM PDT by hispanarepublicana (No amnesty needed...My ancestors proudly served. [remodel of an old '70s bumper sticker])
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To: silentknight

What the hey??? More info, please!!


2,654 posted on 09/23/2005 6:52:08 PM PDT by Palladin (America! America! God shed His grace on Thee.)
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To: Miss Marple

he should not have used that phrase, it was so predictable that it would be quoted out of context and repeated again and again by the MSM.

I hope you are right - let's see if any momentum can build to tempering this "throw money at Louisiana until they stop complaining" approach. did you hear Blanco today - rattling off a list of things she wanted the feds to pay for, including the salaries of many state and local employees across LA.

anyway, there is plenty of time to debate this at another time.


2,655 posted on 09/23/2005 6:52:12 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: silentknight

What?


2,656 posted on 09/23/2005 6:52:15 PM PDT by CindyDawg (Brownsville Texas)
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To: monkfan; TheMom

It's still gusting winds over here,no rain yet. The dog just came in from barking at the wind. (rme)


2,658 posted on 09/23/2005 6:52:21 PM PDT by RikaStrom (The number one rule of the Kama Sutra is that you both be on the same page.../Exeter 051705)
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To: RummyChick

I know flooding can cause earthquakes.


2,659 posted on 09/23/2005 6:52:36 PM PDT by Blogger
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To: RummyChick
". I heard that guy tell Shep it was going to go over his head and now the Great Drama Queens think they know more than the expert."

Yup. I heard it too.

2,660 posted on 09/23/2005 6:52:41 PM PDT by blam
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