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O.K., one last time then I'm gonna ignore you because you either dont understand or you just want to argue. CRITICAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE STRIKE PATH OF THE HURRICANE WAS AVAILABLE LATE WED. NITE. LOCAL STATIONS DID NOT TELL THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT IT FOR REASONS WE'LL PROBABLY NEVER KNOW UNTIL EARLY ON FRIDAY AND THEN IT WAS ONLY ONE STATION THAT CARRIED IT. THE OTHER WEATHERMEN CONTINUED TO SAY THAT THE STRIKE PATH WAS STILL LIKELY TO BE IN GALVESTON BAYWHEN THEY KNEW THAT WASNT TRUE. THEIR NEWSMEN CONTINUED TO TALK ABOUT NOTHING BUT EVACUATION AND POSSIBLE ROUTES TO TAKE. I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN US ALL THE INFO.

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O.K., one last time then I'm gonna ignore you because you either dont understand or you just want to argue. CRITICAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE STRIKE PATH OF THE HURRICANE WAS AVAILABLE LATE WED.

MAWG, The the 10:00 PM Wednesday night NHC report put the center of the "cone of uncertainty" of the 5 day tracking forcast at Freeport, Texas ... putting Houston and vicinity in the NE quadrant.

The 10:00 PM advisory also stated:

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 897 MB...26.49 INCHES. THIS MEANS RITA IS THE THIRD MOST INTENSE HURRICANE IN TERMS OF PRESSURE IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN.

and

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 175 MPH...280 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RITA IS A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.

What part of those nasty little FACTS didn't you understand?

Sept 21 10:00 PM NHC Advisory
Rita Forecast Track Archive

So now, to quote your own words:

"I'm gonna ignore you because you either dont understand or you just want to argue"

Got it?