Rita and Corpus Christi

[Vashner]

Woah baby.. I just woke up.. this storm blowuptuating (jamie foxx line)

[MannyIsGod]

http://www.srcc.lsu.edu/tropical/satelliteimages

[j-6]

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/SteveGregory/show.html

SEP 21 2005 - 12:37PM CDT

The latest RECON reports confirm RITA is now a CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 Hurricane.

Center Pressure is down to 923mb, and MAX Sustained winds of 142KTs at Flight level -- implying 155mph surface winds. with gusts to 175mph.

[Vashner]

Holy BEEP....

[SpursWoman]

My sister just got back from Jackson Mississippi and they had a lot of damage.

Guru of Nothing lives in Jackson, Mississippi...and by his account, yeah, there was a lot of damage...and over 1/2 the city without power for a few days....hard to get gasoline...IIRC.

[Horry For 3!]

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/SteveGregory/show.html

SEP 21 2005 - 12:37PM CDT

The latest RECON reports confirm RITA is now a CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 Hurricane.

Center Pressure is down to 923mb, and MAX Sustained winds of 142KTs at Flight level -- implying 155mph surface winds. with gusts to 175mph.

[Vashner]

Hum I bet there will be a Y2K looking run on supplies here in town any moment...

ROFL the dude that owns the corner store near me purchased 2 pallets of chiken soup (like 2000 cans) for Y2K hahaha..

[CharlieMac]

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/SteveGregory/show.html

SEP 21 2005 - 12:37PM CDT

The latest RECON reports confirm RITA is now a CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 Hurricane.

Center Pressure is down to 923mb, and MAX Sustained winds of 142KTs at Flight level -- implying 155mph surface winds. with gusts to 175mph.

That's the link J. I was looking for the water vapor satellite to be more specific. Thanks to you and Manny.

[travis2]

Hot off the press at NOAA...

ZCZC MIATCUAT3 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
HURRICANE RITA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
215 PM EDT WED SEP 21 2005

DATA FROM RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT RITA HAS INTENSIFIED
A LITTLE MORE AND WINDS HAVE REACHED 150 MPH WINDS WITH A MINIMUM
PRESSURE OF 920 MB. THIS MAKES RITA A STRONG CATEGORY FOUR
HURRICANE.

FORECASTER AVILA

$$

[SpursWoman]

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/SteveGregory/show.html

SEP 21 2005 - 12:37PM CDT

The latest RECON reports confirm RITA is now a CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 Hurricane.

Center Pressure is down to 923mb, and MAX Sustained winds of 142KTs at Flight level -- implying 155mph surface winds. with gusts to 175mph.

Good God.

[Vashner]

Wait.. I thought they just said CAT 5?

[Horry For 3!]

Hum I bet there will be a Y2K looking run on supplies here in town any moment...

ROFL the dude that owns the corner store near me purchased 2 pallets of chiken soup (like 2000 cans) for Y2K hahaha..

[travis2]

Cat 5 boundary is 155 MPH...

[ObiwanGinobili]

ty ....

.

[MannyIsGod]

At this point the debate over strength is academic. She's a ing monster. Twice in one season is insane.

[Horry For 3!]

Wait.. I thought they just said CAT 5?

Different places, different ideas of what it is. I guess you won't really know?

[j-6]

So after this thing dropped 11 millibars in an unprecedented 105 minutes this morning, then it drops 11 in sixty-five minutes?

WTF?

[ObiwanGinobili]

CNN jsut said it will most likely be a CAT 5 with the 5pm advisory...

[travis2]

At this point the debate over strength is academic. She's a ing monster. Twice in one season is insane.

Twice in one season in the same mother****ing place is beyond insane...

[Ginofan]

667
URNT12 KNHC 211808
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 21/17:53:20Z
B. 24 deg 17 min N
086 deg 10 min W
C. 700 mb 2400 m
D. 110 kt
E. 277 deg 005 nm
F. 016 deg 153 kt
G. 287 deg 007 nm
H. 920 mb
I. 9 C/ 3040 m
J. 26 C/ 3050 m
K. 3 C/ NA
L. CLOSED
M. C20
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 1 nm
P. AF300 1418A RITA OB 05
MAX FL WIND 153 KT W QUAD 17:51:30 Z

[travis2]

So after this thing dropped 11 millibars in an unprecedented 105 minutes this morning, then it drops 11 in sixty-five minutes?

WTF?

That about covers it, yep...

[travis2]

667
URNT12 KNHC 211808
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 21/17:53:20Z
B. 24 deg 17 min N
086 deg 10 min W
C. 700 mb 2400 m
D. 110 kt
E. 277 deg 005 nm
F. 016 deg 153 kt
G. 287 deg 007 nm
H. 920 mb
I. 9 C/ 3040 m
J. 26 C/ 3050 m
K. 3 C/ NA
L. CLOSED
M. C20
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 1 nm
P. AF300 1418A RITA OB 05
MAX FL WIND 153 KT W QUAD 17:51:30 Z

153KTS at FL implies 158 MPH at surface. (using the 0.9 rule of thumb)

H/I/J/K just getting worse and worse...

[Ginofan]

153 kts at flightlevel...so 137.7kts at surface? Which is about 158mph? Is that right? And this is just in the west quadrant, jesus H. christ.

EDITED: Nevermind, thanks Travis

[Horry For 3!]

CNN jsut said it will most likely be a CAT 5 with the 5pm advisory...

I heard that too. I'm watchin CNN right now.

[ObiwanGinobili]

CNN is allready pimpin how Anderson Cooper is going to be riding it out in Texas on the ground.....

i don;t know weather to love this guy or slap him.