Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part VII

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

[Shortstop7]

What makes me grind my teeth is the inanity of these media types. Have they never been in commute traffic? They aren't able to grasp the sheer magnitude of the numbers of people flowing onto roads designated for moving cars and trucks in far fewer numbers. Daily commute traffic does not include moving hospital patients, prisoners, nursing home people and people who do not ordinarily use those very roads. Do you see these carping media types offering any brilliant affordable solutions? Nope, they just complain, moan and screech.

Me too....it's just crazy. I think the fact they have moved so many people out is just incredible. I get weary of the snide remarks about "problems with evacuation", etc. Utter hogwash... Courage.

[glock rocks]

It's Glock's fault anyway!

What? It's Gramma's fault.

[A Citizen Reporter]

In fact you're beginning to sound a little like Maureen Dowd.

[conservative in nyc]

Steveegg or someone who actually understands weather better than me can explain it better, but I think the wind will shift on the backside (to from the south), which will push water north.

[Brad’s Gramma]

I logged off. Sorry.

[Republic of Texas]

The local Lake Charles TV guys were talking about many people on Crewboats in the channel. I find that hard to believe. When I worked offshore in the Gulf, the SOP was to get as far away as possible from a hurricane, and if you had to ride one out, go to open shallow water.

[steveegg]

If you do get the eye itself, then the backside is worse because it goes from calm/almost calm to total bedlam. If you're just getting the eyewall, the right-side is worse because the motion of the hurricane gets added to the wind (and if you're on the coast, you get the worst of the surge).

[Arizona Carolyn]

Can't believe my ears. Tucker Carlson just said he's amazed -- they are sooooo organized in Texas; especially compared to what they saw in Louisiana.

[conservative in nyc]

1:10 AM - The 1 AM position estimate out of NHC put the center about 30 miles southeast of Sabine Pass. Also, we just measured a gust to 71 knots here at the office, which we still believe was on the low side of accurate.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lch/temp/ritablog.htm

[justa-hairyape]

With that landfall, you can kiss the Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge goodbye !

[John Jamieson]

Backside is usually weaker because eye starts to breakup when front hits. This storm lost it's backside an hour ago.

[nwctwx]

265
URNT12 KNHC 240602
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 24/05:49:50Z
B. 29 deg 23 min N
093 deg 32 min W
C. 700 mb 2539 m
D. NA kt
E. deg nm
F. 309 deg 075 kt
G. 214 deg 024 nm
H. 935 mb
I. 17 C/ 3063 m
J. 20 C/ 3047 m
K. 13 C/ NA
L. OPEN SOUTH
M. C30
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 2 nm
P. AF309 2518A RITA OB 13
MAX FL WIND 117 KT NE QUAD 02:50:20 Z

[BurbankKarl]

There were a couple hundred on those two DOD ships in Port of Beaumont.

[glock rocks]

Logged off? How'd you log on if you're still banned??

[bd476]

The eyewall just hit land in Cameron Louisiana. Winds are gusting up 96 KTS/hour near the buoy at Calcasieu Pass, LA.

Conditions at CAPL1 as of
(12:24 am CDT)
0524 GMT on 09/24/2005:

	Wind Direction (WDIR):	E ( 90 deg true )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	79.5 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	81.7 °F
	Water Level

Station CAPL1 - 8768094 - Calcasieu Pass, LA

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (CDT)		WDIR	WSPD kts	GST kts	WVHT ft	DPD sec	APD sec	MWD	PRES in	PTDY in	ATMP °F	WTMP °F	DEWP °F	SAL	VIS mi	TIDE ft
09	24	12:18 am		E	67.0	79.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	24	12:12 am		E	58.1	96.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	79.2	81.7	-	-	-	-
09	24	12:06 am		E	62.0	86.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	79.2	81.7	-	-	-	-
09	24	12:00 am		E	56.9	80.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	79.2	81.7	-	-	-	-
09	23	11:42 pm		ENE	52.1	74.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	78.3	80.8	-	-	-	-
09	23	11:36 pm		E	51.1	69.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	78.3	80.8	-	-	-	-
09	23	11:30 pm		ENE	46.0	68.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	77.7	80.8	-	-	-	-
National Data Buoy Center

[Republic of Texas]

That's because we elect grownups in Texas. (For the most part, i.e. Dallas Mayor Laura Miller)

[Arizona Carolyn]

See post 1179, I was quoting the first sentence from it. Didn't get the italics in.

[LibertyRocks]

Thanks for explaining that Steve, I really appreciate it. Justa-hairyape see post #1507 (o:

[nerdgirl]

Tucker is no liberal. I actually like him most of the time.

[hole_n_one]

The way Shuster says Hardball (with the emphasis on the 2nd syllable) at the end of every report he spews on Matthews' yak show, I get the distinct impression he's flirting with Chrissy.