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Update: Category 5 Hurricane Rita - Live Thread, Part II
NHC - NOAA ^ | 21 September 2005 | NHC - NOAA

Posted on 09/21/2005 1:36:24 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Category 3 Hurricane Rita became the fifth major hurricane of the 2005 season during the night. Hurricane Rita threaded the needle through the Florida Straits and moved into the Gulf of Mexico. Storm damage in the Florida Keys and South Florida Peninsula was light, with scattered power outages, scattered tornados, and mild to moderate flooding.

Mandatory evacuations are in effect for Galveston County TX and New Orleans. Additional evacuation orders in the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area are anticipated throughout the day.

Crude oil prices reacted as oil producers shut down and evacuated workers from platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.

The following links are self-updating:

Public Advisory Currently published every 3 hours 5A, 8A, 11A, 2P, etc. ET
NHC Discussion Published every six hours 6A, 11A, 6P, 11P
Three Day Forecast Track
Five Day Forecast Track

Rita Forecast Track Archive
Forecast Models
Buoy Data Eastern Gulf of Mexico
Buoy Data Western Gulf of Mexico

Current Weather Warnings and Watches for Texas

Images:

Storm Floater IR Loop
GOM WV Loop
GOM IR Still Image
Visible Storm Floater Still (only visible during daylight hours)
Color Enhanced Atlantic Loop
Key West Long Range Radar Still Image

Streaming Video: (coverage may be intermittent)

KHOU-TV/DT Houston: mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_khou
WWLTV NOLA

Additional Resources:

Coastal TX Evacuation Maps
KHOU Houston
KTRK ABC News Houston
Hurricane City
Wxnation Houston

Category Wind Speed Barometric Pressure Storm Surge Damage Potential
Tropical
Depression
< 39 mph
< 34 kts
    Minimal
Tropical
Storm
39 - 73 mph
34 - 63 kts
    Minimal
Hurricane 1
(Weak)
74 - 95 mph
64 - 82 kts
28.94" or more
980.02 mb or more
4.0' - 5.0'
1.2 m - 1.5 m
Minimal damage to vegetation
Hurricane 2
(Moderate)
96 - 110 mph
83 - 95 kts
28.50" - 28.93"
965.12 mb - 979.68 mb
6.0' - 8.0'
1.8 m - 2.4 m
Moderate damage to houses
Hurricane 3
(Strong)
111 - 130 mph
96 - 112 kts
27.91" - 28.49"
945.14 mb - 964.78 mb
9.0' - 12.0'
2.7 m - 3.7 m
Extensive damage to small buildings
Hurricane 4
(Very strong)
131 - 155 mph
113 - 135 kts
27.17" - 27.90"
920.08 mb - 944.80 mb
13.0' - 18.0'
3.9 m - 5.5 m
Extreme structural damage
Hurricane 5
(Devastating)
Greater than 155 mph
Greater than 135 kts
Less than 27.17"
Less than 920.08 mb
Greater than 18.0'
Greater than 5.5m
Catastrophic building failures possible

Previous Threads:
Hurricane Rita Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm Rita
Tropical Depression 18


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: hurricane; katrina; katrinassister; rita; tropical; twinhurricanes
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To: freeperfromnj

Holy S***


1,241 posted on 09/21/2005 11:05:34 AM PDT by RDTF
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To: cake_crumb
Looks like Rita just broke that record.

This is golf, not bowling.

Low score wins.

1,242 posted on 09/21/2005 11:06:06 AM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)
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To: NautiNurse
My parents live in Sheridan, Texas, about 60 miles north of Matagorda Bay. Current models seem to be in agreement that they are likely to get a pretty good punch from this storm, and since they live in a double-wide, they are talking about getting out by tonight and coming to visit me here in Tennessee (it's a bit far away just to "evacuate", but makes a nice excuse for a visit from the folks).

Anyway, what they are concerned about is congestion on the roads heading out of the Houston and Texas Gulf Coast area -- so what I would very much appreciate here is suggested routes from their area toward the northeast. Would it be reasonable to go out the way they normally would to come here, i.e. I-10 East to Houston, then 59 North out, or should they perhaps head due north on 77, and start heading eastward in the Waco or Dallas areas?

Thanks in advance for helpful suggestions, sources of information, links, etc.

1,243 posted on 09/21/2005 11:06:25 AM PDT by Ryan Spock (Maranatha)
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To: KSApplePie_two

Please do not post info without source.


1,244 posted on 09/21/2005 11:06:29 AM PDT by NautiNurse (The task before us is enormous, but so is the heart of America.)
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To: Howlin

msnbc weather guy said the 2pm adv. is being retyped and will be out shortly. He said 923mb and 164 max winds.


1,245 posted on 09/21/2005 11:06:48 AM PDT by KSApplePie_two
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To: flowergirl

You're welcome. I'll be praying for yours also.


1,246 posted on 09/21/2005 11:07:28 AM PDT by cowgirlcutie
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To: Howlin

Hurricane Center and Weather Underground are a little late with their new maps.


1,247 posted on 09/21/2005 11:07:29 AM PDT by dogbyte12
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To: KSApplePie_two

You did not indicate whether 164 is kts or mph. Makes a BIG difference.


1,248 posted on 09/21/2005 11:07:45 AM PDT by NautiNurse (The task before us is enormous, but so is the heart of America.)
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To: dirtboy
This is golf, not bowling.

Low score wins.

LOL, good one.

1,249 posted on 09/21/2005 11:07:56 AM PDT by Professional Engineer (I come from Texas. Just not Hurricane Crosshair, TX.)
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To: KSApplePie_two
and 164 max winds.

Not "sustained" winds, right?

1,250 posted on 09/21/2005 11:08:05 AM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: dogbyte12

There is no 2PM update this afternoon. Next update 4PM CDT


1,251 posted on 09/21/2005 11:08:19 AM PDT by NautiNurse (The task before us is enormous, but so is the heart of America.)
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To: NautiNurse

msnbc was the source.


1,252 posted on 09/21/2005 11:08:41 AM PDT by KSApplePie_two
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To: myprecious

unless you can prove you're bringing aid in to the Miss Gulf Coast (coming from LA), the Miss Hwy patrol is going to turn you away trying to run down I10 (from an on the ground volunteer from my church in Biloxi)


1,253 posted on 09/21/2005 11:08:41 AM PDT by WoodstockCat (General Honore: "The storm gets a vote... We're not stuck on stupid.")
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To: KSApplePie_two
Weather channel is still saying 140MPH winds, but they do agree that it strengthening, and has 923mb...
1,254 posted on 09/21/2005 11:08:49 AM PDT by Sprite518
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To: NautiNurse

Thanks. I must have missed that.


1,255 posted on 09/21/2005 11:08:49 AM PDT by dogbyte12
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To: freeperfromnj

Bastardi says Carla's pressure to beat is 935

http://wwwa.accuweather.com/promotion.asp?partner=accuweather&myadc=0&dir=aw&page=jb_free_column


1,256 posted on 09/21/2005 11:09:04 AM PDT by RDTF
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To: Types_with_Fist

This is what happens when partial info is posted. Disregard.


1,257 posted on 09/21/2005 11:09:12 AM PDT by NautiNurse (The task before us is enormous, but so is the heart of America.)
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To: myprecious; SamFromLivingston
I would be cautious about the Miss/Ala sections of I 10.

The only problem there is that the bridge from Gautier to Pascagoula is two way on the westbound side because the eastbound side fell down. Through NOLA, I do not know.

1,258 posted on 09/21/2005 11:09:15 AM PDT by numberonepal (Don't Even Think About Treading On Me)
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To: Rumierules
Thanks. Does anyone have a link to a side by side comparison of Rita to Katrina at about this stage (this distance from landfall)?

Not side by side, but here is Katrina 21 days ago at this time of day.

A_R

1,259 posted on 09/21/2005 11:09:23 AM PDT by arkady_renko
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To: Howlin
"As blam pointed out the other day, most of these storms have jogged "left" right off shore."

Nope. I said to the right, which would be to the east. The ones that jogged to the right 30-70 miles before landfall were Ivan, Dennis and Katrina.

1,260 posted on 09/21/2005 11:09:34 AM PDT by blam (Mobile, Alabama)
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