Look what Brad;s Gramma pinged me to -- made me sort of homesick -- the pic was taken maybe 4 miles from my lifelong residence in San Diego... made me sort of homesick.
From the Union-Tribune 
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Posted on 09/20/2005 6:16:38 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Night onyx.I am going to bed at 2 EST.
LOL...Hate to tell you this....but I have a 6 pk of beer in my Refrig...they've been in there since 1998.
What dry air? It's been, and will continue to be, hot and humid across most of Texas since late last week, when it rained and was relatively temperate for a whole day, or less depending on location.
Nite sweet you!
man, I didn't think about that. I did get the catfood, though. lol!
Astrodome -Some of them are still looking for family.
(((Hugs)))
thank you! I love my FR family. Let's all just keep praying that this thing doesn't deliver the worst! good night!
Obviously this dog wouldn't hunt in any climate where thunder is other than a rare occurrence.
It is an enamel 21 quart stockpot, the brand is Granite Ware, and I only bought it Saturday. I started to peel the label off of it this afternoon to wash it and saw "do not use on glass cooktops."
It's both a stockpot and a canner, and so has the jar holder inside........interestingly enough the pot is made in America, but the jar holder insert is made in china. Hubby promised to find me a standard stainless steel, heavy gauge stockpot tomorrow :)
LOL!!!!
COOL!!!!!!!!! Because I'm not sure how much longer I'm going to be able to function :)
Night GOP_Thug_Mom.
Look what Brad;s Gramma pinged me to -- made me sort of homesick -- the pic was taken maybe 4 miles from my lifelong residence in San Diego... made me sort of homesick.
From the Union-Tribune
Yep, me too. Family we are --- even the fights.
Nite now, and take care.
Our really good T-storms in San Diego were rare and I loved 'em. Like you, I know T-storms from living in Laughlin, NV. What noise and light shows. I delighted in them.
Nite to you and eveybody.
...Rita becomes fifth major hurricane of the 2005 season as it moves
westward away from the Florida Keys...
At 2 am EDT...0600z...the Hurricane Warning for the portion of the
Florida Keys west of the Seven Mile Bridge to the Dry Tortugas has
been changed to a Tropical Storm Warning.
At 2 am EDT..all warnings are discontinued for the Florida Keys
north of the Seven Mile Bridge...including Florida Bay. Small
craft should remain in port until winds and seas subside.
At 2 am EDT...all warnings have been discontinued for Cuba.
For storm information specific to your area...including possible
inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued
by your local weather office.
At 2 am EDT...0600z...the center of Hurricane Rita was located near
latitude 24.2 north... longitude 84.0 west or about 80 miles...130
km... west-southwest of Dry Tortugas...about 145 miles... 235 km...
west of Key West Florida and about 130 miles... 210 km...northwest
of Havana Cuba.
Rita is moving toward the west near 14 mph...22 km/hr. This general
motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours...which will
take the center of Rita into the open southeastern Gulf of Mexico
during the next 24 hours.
Data from the Key West NOAA Doppler radar indicate maximum
sustained winds have now increased to near 115 mph...185 km/hr...
with higher gusts. Rita is now a category three hurricane on the
Saffir-Simpson scale. Additional strengthening is forecast during
the next 24 hours...and Rita is expected to become a category four
hurricane sometime later today.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 45 miles... 75 km...
from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up
to 140 miles...220 km. The automated station at the Dry Tortugas
reported sustained winds of 65 mph and a gust to 87 mph before
contact with the station was lost.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 960 mb...28.35 inches.
Storm surge flooding of 4 to 6 feet above normal tide levels...along
with large and dangerous battering waves...are still possible in the
Florida Keys in areas of onshore flow. Coastal storm surge
flooding of 1 to 3 feet is possible along the extreme southeastern
Florida coast. Storm surge values will gradually decrease today in
all areas.
Rita is expected to produce additional rainfall accumulations of 2
to 4 inches over the Florida Keys and the southern Florida
Peninsula...with isolated storm total amounts of 12 inches.
Rainfall totals of 6 to 10 inches are possible over western Cuba
and 1 to 3 inches over the northern Yucatan Peninsula...with
isolated maximum amounts of 20 inches over portions of western Cuba.
Isolated tornadoes will be possible over South Florida and the
Florida Keys tonight and early Wednesday.
Repeating the 2 am EDT position...24.2 N... 84.0 W. Movement
toward...west near 14 mph. Maximum sustained
winds...115 mph. Minimum central pressure... 960 mb.
The next advisory will be issued by the National
Hurricane Center at 5 am EDT.
Forecaster Beven
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Thought I'd bump up this earlier post to any that might have missed it due to its seriousness (Rita may hit a CAT 5?).
THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY INDICATING RAPID INTENSIFICATION FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK. DURING THE PAST 14 HOURS...THE CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS DECREASED 20 MB...OR AT A RATE OF ABOUT 2 DVORAK T-NUMBERS PER 24 HOURS. WHILE SUCH A LARGE PRESSURE FALL TREND RARELY OCCURS FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS...THE VERY FAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL OUTFLOW PATTERN AND 30C-31C SSTS BENEATH RITA SUGGEST THAT RAPID INTENSIFICATION SHOULD CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 24 HOURS. A POLEWARD OUTFLOW CHANNEL IS WELL ESTABLISHED WITH OUTFLOW ACCUMULATING INTO A LARGE UPPER-LEVEL LOW...OR MASS SINK...EAST OF THE BAHAMAS. IN ADDITION... AN EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW CHANNEL ALSO APPEARS TO BE DEVELOPING. GIVEN THE DUAL OUTFLOW PATTERN THAT IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT 36-48 HOURS...STRENGTHENING INTO A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY. BY 72 HOURS... A GRADUAL INCREASE IN THE SOUTHWESTERLY VERTICAL SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO BRING ABOUT SOME WEAKENING. HOWEVER...THE GFS-BASED SHIPS MODEL THAT IS INDICATING 25-30 KT OF SHEAR MAY BE INCLUDING THE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG OUTFLOW PATTERN DEPICTED BY THE MODEL. THIS WOULD MEAN THAT THE GFS SHEAR IS TOO HIGH...AND THUS...THE SHARP GFS WEAKENING OF RITA DOWN TO 99 KT AT LANDFALL WOULD BE PREMATURE. THE OFFICIAL INTENSITY FORECAST LEANS CLOSER TO THE FSU SUPERENSEMBLE INTENSITY FORECAST OF 122 KT IN 48 HOURS AND 126 KT IN 60 HOURS.
2,084 posted on 09/20/2005 10:04:22 PM PDT by hobson (Houston - NW Loop)
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