Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part VI

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

[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

[steveegg]

Forecast/Advisory #26 - profiles how she's headed in -

Hurricane Rita Forecast/Advisory Number 26
Statement as of 03:00Z on September 24, 2005

 
a Hurricane Warning remains in effect from Sargent Texas to Morgan
City Louisiana.  A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane
conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24
hours.  Preparations to protect life and property should have
already been completed.
 
A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for the southeastern
coast of Louisiana east of Morgan City to the mouth of the Pearl
River... including metropolitan New Orleans and Lake
Pontchartrain... and from south of Sargent Texas to Port Aransas
Texas.  A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm
conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24
hours.
 
Hurricane center located near 29.1n  93.2w at 24/0300z
position accurate within  15 nm
 
present movement toward the northwest or 325 degrees at  10 kt
 
estimated minimum central pressure  931 mb
eye diameter  30 nm
Max sustained winds 105 kt with gusts to 130 kt.
64 kt....... 75ne  60se  40sw  60nw.
50 kt.......120ne 100se  80sw  90nw.
34 kt.......180ne 150se 120sw 120nw.
12 ft seas..375ne 300se 275sw 100nw.
Winds and seas vary greatly in each quadrant.  Radii in nautical
miles are the largest radii expected anywhere in that quadrant.
 
Repeat...center located near 29.1n  93.2w at 24/0300z
at 24/0000z center was located near 28.6n  92.9w
 
forecast valid 24/1200z 30.1n  94.0w...inland
Max wind  85 kt...gusts 105 kt.
64 kt... 25ne  25se   0sw  25nw.
50 kt... 60ne  60se  30sw  60nw.
34 kt...100ne 120se  90sw 100nw.
 
Forecast valid 25/0000z 31.4n  94.5w...inland
Max wind  50 kt...gusts  60 kt.
50 kt... 25ne  25se   0sw   0nw.
34 kt... 75ne  75se  30sw  60nw.
 
Forecast valid 25/1200z 32.8n  94.5w...inland
Max wind  30 kt...gusts  40 kt.
 
Forecast valid 26/0000z 33.5n  94.5w...inland
Max wind  25 kt...gusts  35 kt.
 
Forecast valid 27/0000z 33.5n  94.5w...inland
Max wind  25 kt...gusts  35 kt.
 
Extended outlook. Note...errors for track have averaged near 250 nm
on day 4 and 325 nm on day 5...and for intensity near 20 kt each day
 
outlook valid 28/0000z 33.5n  94.5w...inland
Max wind  25 kt...gusts  35 kt.
 
Outlook valid 29/0000z 33.5n  94.5w...dissipating
Max wind  25 kt...gusts  35 kt.
 
Request for 3 hourly ship reports within 300 miles of 29.1n  93.2w
 
next advisory at 24/0900z
 
forecaster Knabb
 
 
$$

[TheMom]

She is the only sober one amongst us.

[ladyjane]

it's just eerily still out there

brrrr....like just before a tornado

[Jorge]

Who is the chick in the pink hat, who I don't recognize sans makeup, but I know the voice and the affectation?

Isn't that CC what's her name from Brit Hume's show?

[Mo1]

Who is the chick in the pink hat, who I don't recognize sans makeup, but I know the voice and the affectation?

CC Connelly

[BlessedByLiberty]

Good reply.

Do you not wonder when the Congresscritters will take responsibility for anything? All they do is point fingers at the WH, hold hearings and pretend they have no responsibility or culpability for anything that goes wrong.

[Txsleuth]

LOL---I can't take offense...

Oh my goodness, I am embarrassed! It is even worse, I haven't had anything to drink but iced tea.

[mrsmel]

Do you feel "stuffed up"? I always start feeling stuffed up in my nose when the hurricane approaches,and people I know who have bad sinuses,get bad sinus headaches. I don't know if it's physcosomatic,or if there's really some effect from the low barometric pressure or something.

[mtbopfuyn]

You're in Huntsville? They said the first evacuees were going there so wondered if they were being housed in the old unit. Hey, it's strong and nothing gets in or out. Hmm, guess not or msm would be having a hay day and blaming it on Bush.

[VirginiaMom]

you notice it's not a fox news cap CeeCee is wearing....it's a "PINK" hat.....code pink...ya think?

[bikepacker67]

How many refineries/oil rigs are we going to lose in this one?

[eternity]

Cooper is in Beaumont. Has CNN written big on his jacket. In case he gets blown away they know were to return him.

[mystery-ak]

OMG....you're killing me...

[RummyChick]

Did the sound just not match Greta's lips right before this commerical? Something was very weird with that. Maybe the wind has effected her mouth.

[txroadkill]

OK, if a FNC Anchor gets blown onto my property, can I keep 'em or do I have to throw 'em back?

[NautiNurse]

Oh my - that is a disturbing report. My prayers for your safety.

[Action Jackson II]

North of Baton Rouge, East/West Feliciana. We still have power - quite suprised. Lost power fairly quickly during Katrina.

[kcmom]

Thanks....I've been watching tv b/t cable and local news but I seem to consistently miss any relevant important information and only see reporters blowing in the wind and pictures of the levee break in New Orleans! My four kids are getting cabin fever (meaning driving me bananas) but dont want to go to sleep til storm is over....any babysitters here??? LOL

[McLynnan]

like just before a tornado

Exactly, but with no storm clouds.

[ekwd]

As far as the media up here is concerned nothing happened outside New Oleans.