I was flipping through channels and Fox had Rita at 212 mph winds???????
uhhhhh...no.
This came out about an hour ago...
000
URNT12 KNHC 221655Z
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 22/1619Z
B. 25 DEG 26 MIN N
88 DEG 49 MIN W
C. 700 MB 2338 M
D. 80
E. 135 DEG 15 NM
F. 211 DEG 120 KT
G. 119 DEG 11 NM
H. 915 MB
I. 12 C/ 3048 M
J. 20 C/ 3057 M
K. 16 C/ NA
L. OPEN SE
M. C018-45
N. 12345/7
O. 1/1 NM
P. NOAA3 1818A RITA OB 17
MAX FL WIND 135 KT NE QUAD 1446Z
EXCELLENT RADAR PRESENTATION, SFC CENTER OBSCURED
It's possible it might have had gusts that high when it was Cat 5.
See line M?
An EWRC is underway. There is little doubt about it. That line says there are 2 eyewalls, noe at 18 miles and the other at 45.
I know I am not an expert and I know there are tons of people who know way more about this than me and I know this thing could turn in a heartbeat and cream Corpus and Port A (the other oneMike, thats not what Masters said at all. This is a very difficult situation to forcast, San Antonio could easily see the remanents in this situation)....I just am of the opinion that we are not going to get much if anything here. I would like to see some rain because we need it.
what does that stand for? (I know SW, read the rest of the thread!EWRC)
I am guessing EW is Eye Wall?
I thought I was seeing things, but they still have it as a CAT 5 with 212 winds.
Eyewall replacement cycle...what does that stand for? (I know SW, read the rest of the thread!
I am guessing EW is Eye Wall?
Fox News is now saying that it will probably bypass the Houston metro area and hit just east of the Texas Louisiana border. Great news for us Houstonians, bad, devastatingly bad news maybe for New Orleans. But like someone mentioned earlier, there shouldn't be many people left there, and the property is already damaged, so it might not make much difference there. They have to rebuild and there's money ear-marked for it. I am probably going to go straight to for wishing that on NO, but why have 2 major areas devastated? Maybe Rita was sent to finish what Katrina started.
Thank you!Eyewall replacement cycle...
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Better stock up on water I hear it is pretty hot there.
Where can a girl get some in this town?
Yeah. I wonder why people would react in that manner with a storm that is stronger than Katrina ever was?
So what? The high winds are at sea.
Word is that there is actually water underground, and they went to the trouble of running pipes to every house.
Where can a girl get some in this town?
Hope you have a filter on your tap. Better tap water than contaminated water. Fill up some jugs with tap water.
Where can a girl get some in this town?
Oh, you mean water...my bad...
Where can a girl get some in this town?
I would imagine HEB would be restocking today...
So they have those pipes in also?
Thanks...
Same thing with Katrina. Katrina only came ashore like a CAT 3 but brought a CAT 5 storm surge with her because of those high winds at sea.
Do you see the corrolation?
Mike, an eye wall replacement cycle. The storm will soon lose its inner eye and it will be replaced by an outer larger eye. That eye will then start to shrink and she'll start to pick up some steam once again.
As of 1pm Rita has winds of 150mph and the minimum pressure is 915mb. It is no longer a Cat 5.
thanks man. did you get any sleep last night or were you glued to the internets watching this monster?Mike, an eye wall replacement cycle. The storm will soon lose its inner eye and it will be replaced by an outer larger eye. That eye will then start to shrink and she'll start to pick up some steam once again.
000
Wtnt33 Knhc 221735
Tcpat3
Bulletin
Hurricane Rita Intermediate Advisory Number 20a
Nws Tpc/national Hurricane Center Miami Fl
1 Pm Cdt Thu Sep 22 2005
...rita Weakens A Little Further...remains An Extremely Dangerous
Hurricane...
A Hurricane Warning Is In Effect From Port O'connor 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 Be Rushed To
Completion.
A Tropical Storm Warning Remains In Effect From South Of Port
O'connor To Port Mansfield Texas And For The Southeastern Coast Of
Louisiana East Of Morgan City To The Mouth Of The Mississippi
River. A Tropical Storm Warning Means That Tropical Storm
Conditions Are Expected Within The Warning Area Within The Next 24
Hours.
A Tropical Storm Watch Is In Effect From North Of The Mouth Of The
Mississippi River To The Mouth Of The Pearl River Including
Metropolitan New Orleans And Lake Pontchartrain...from South Of
Port Mansfield To Brownsville Texas...and For The Northeastern
Coast Of Mexico From Rio San Fernando Northward To The Rio Grande.
A Tropical Storm Watch Means That Tropical Storm Conditions Are
Possible Within The Watch Area...generally Within 36 Hours.
For Storm Information Specific To Your Area...including Possible
Inland Watches And Warnings...please Monitor Products Issued
By Your Local Weather Office.
At 1 Pm Cdt...1800z...the Center Of Hurricane Rita Was Located Near
La ude 25.5 North...longitude 89.2 West Or About 435 Miles...700
Km...southeast Of Galveston Texas And About 430 Miles...695 Km...
Southeast Of Port Arthur Texas.
Rita Is Moving Toward The West-northwest Near 9 Mph...15 Km/hr. A
Gradual Turn To The Northwest Is Expected During The Next 24 To 36
Hours.
Data From A Noaa Reconnaissance Aircraft Indicate That Maximum
Sustained Winds Have Decreased To Near 150 Mph...240 Km/hr... With
Higher Gusts. Rita Is Now A Strong Category Four Hurricane On
The Saffir-simpson Scale. Some Slight Weakening Is Forecast During
The Next 24 Hours But Rita Is Expected To Remain An Extremely
Dangerous Hurricane.
Hurricane Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 85 Miles...140 Km...
From The Center...and Tropical Storm Force Winds Extend Outward Up
To 185 Miles...295 Km.
Latest Minimum Central Pressure Reported By A Noaa Hurricane Hunter
Plane Was 915 Mb...27.01 Inches.
Coastal Storm Surge Flooding Of 15 To 20 Feet Above Normal Tide
Levels...along With Large And Dangerous Battering Waves...can Be
Expected Near And To The East Of Where The Center Makes Landfall.
Tides Are Currently Running About 2 Foot Above Normal Along The
Mississippi And Louisiana Coasts In The Areas Affected By Katrina.
Tides In Those Areas Will Increase Up To 3 To 4 Feet And Be
Accompanied By Large Waves...and Residents There Could Experience
Some Coastal Flooding.
Rainfall Ac ulations Of 8 To 12 Inches With Isolated Maximum 15
Inch Total Are Possible Along The Path Of Rita Particularly Over
Southeast Texas And Western Louisiana. In Addition...rainfall
Amounts Of 3 To 5 Inches Are Possible Over Southeastern Louisiana
Including New Orleans. Based On The Forecast Track...rainfall
Totals In Excess Of 25 Inches Are Possible After Rita Moves Inland.
Repeating The 1 Pm Cdt Position...25.5 N... 89.2 W. Movement
Toward...west-northwest Near 9 Mph. Maximum Sustained Winds...150
Mph. Minimum Central Pressure...915 Mb.
The Next Advisory Will Be Issued By The National Hurricane Center At
4 Pm Cdt.
Forecaster Avila
1pm est? it is only 1248p here.
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