Quick recap for those that missed the 4 am advisory and the Vortex Data Message update -
- At 4 am, Rita was near 24.9N 88.0W, or about 515 miles southeast of Galveston and about 615 miles east-southeast of Corpus Christi.
- It was moving to the west-northwest at about 9 mph, and the forecasters expect it to keep doing that the next 24 hours before turning toward the northwest and west-northwest. The current official track is centered just east of Galveston Bay with landfall expected Saturday AM. Many of the computer models are currently suggesting a landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border.
- Maximum sustained winds were around 175 mph, and current forecasts take Rita down to an upper-level Category 4 (150 mph winds) a few hours before landfall.
- Pressure has come up since the advisory to 902 mb (the 4 am advisory estimated pressure at 897 mb).
Good summary - thanks.
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