Hurricane Rita.

[Bilz]

Big LOL

But seriously...

[Snow Queen one]

Why is she weakening so rapidly? Winds this evening are already down to 145mph, that's a drop of 30mph in only 12 hours. I can see the entire storm dissipating before even reaching land.

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From what i have read this is unlikely she still has some warm water to go over and can still cause lots of damage even if she weakens

[Mondy]

12 hours ago all the models were in agreement, usually a sign of a sure track..now they are starting to look like Ophelia...all over the place.

Bearing in mind Katrina took a very last minute turn away from NO and hit Biloxi instead, 24hrs(if that) from now could be another story

[i luv snow]

she isnt weakening still anymore is she? I thought she had weakened, but is now intensifying again, those pressure readings seem to suggest so anyway.lol

[rixxxgolf]

Eye has been replaced Bilz...

Watch the next 24 hours matey.

Fireworks Galore.

Bilz, Want a side £10 bet it DOESN'T dissipate, Coz I bet it won't lol.

Edited September 22, 2005 by rixxxgolf

[MediaHype]

Wow

Look at the span of the beast

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/GMEX/VIS/20.jpg

[rixxxgolf]

As for pressure...

She'll drop quicker than a Doncaster lass in a Vauxhall Corsa on a saturday night.... lol

[smich]

Eye has been replaced Bilz...

Watch the next 24 hours matey.

Fireworks Galore.

Bilz, Want a side £10 bet it DOESN'T dissipate, Coz I bet it won't lol.

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I'll bet £50 it doesn't dissipate.

Smich

[smich]

As for pressure...

She'll drop quicker than a Doncaster lass in a Vauxhall Corsa on a saturday night.... lol

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Or a telly tossed from a tower block.

Smich

[January Snowstorm]

Are we about to witness the mother of all hurricanes hitting the U.S.??

If it strenghtens back upto Category 5 we'll get no work done tomorrow

[i luv snow]

could be Janstorm! lets wait and see.....

[rixxxgolf]

Are we about to witness the mother of all hurricanes hitting the U.S.??

If it strenghtens back upto Category 5 we'll get no work done tomorrow

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Hurricane? What Hurricane?

[Snow Queen one]

I'll bet £100 if she doesn't dissipate! Only have monopoly money though will that do?

[Marcus_surfer]

Buoy Update (MID GULF OF MEXICO) 42001

20 GMT

Swell : 34.4ft

Period : 14secs

Swell Speed : 24.4mph

Wind : 89.3mph N (Sustained) (Higher Gusts)

Water : 28degC

Air : 26degC

Weather : Torrential rain, Howling hurricane force winds

[Bilz]

Can Somebody explain to me what eye replacement is?

[kold weather]

Cricky so many different things could be happening,flights are still showing Rita being in a Eyewall replacement cycles with two eyewalls,outer one is contracting,yet pressure is down to 910mbs it seems which is not consitant with a eyewall replacement cycle.

Also to have such low pressure and yet winds so low is amazing,really with pressure at 910mbs it should be at least 160mph and yet winds have dropped,obviously the inner changes occuring are stopping the winds increasing,once those changes have finally stopped expect the winds to increase back upto category-5 strength and pressure to go sub-900mbs again and upto a same sort of pwer as last night,not certain by any means but just a possiblty but a risk though certainly,esp with it aobut to travel over the warm eddy and with it still undertaking a EWR.

If this thing dies away,then I'll eat my hand!!!

Edited September 22, 2005 by kold weather

[Snow Queen one]

Pressure 913 now ABC recon will be strong cat 3 poss low 4 when it hits land

[rixxxgolf]

Buoy Update (MID GULF OF MEXICO) 42001

20 GMT

Swell : 34.4ft

Period : 14secs

Swell Speed : 24.4mph

Wind : Quite alot pal!

Water : Wet stuff, plenty about

Air : Above the water, duuuuuuur!

Weather : Not the best for Kite flying safely.

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Informative.

[Snow Queen one]

Nat Hurricane centre say there could be poss 25 inches of rian somewhere over texas

[Mondy]

Are we about to witness the mother of all hurricanes hitting the U.S.??

If it strenghtens back upto Category 5 we'll get no work done tomorrow

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work, tomorrow? Thankfully i'm off

anyway, pressure has dropped again (910mb).. outer eyewall now contracting, therefore a drop in pressure is certain.

Someone mentioned sub 900 again..is that really possible so near to land as rita lies?

Marcus; i'm amazed that buoy is still reading.. must be on it's side by now or very near torn off its mooring

[Bilz]

I think the BBC updates on Rita on ceefax page 416 are crap. She's so volatile that these daily updates are not enough. Even this morning's is well out of date, warning of 175mph winds with gusts to 210, when she is already down to 145mph. If they're gonna bother, they ought to issue more frequent updates.

[pinball wizard]

Nat Hurricane centre say there could be poss 25 inches of rian somewhere over texas

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Oh my god thats an awful lot of rain! Flooding will be a massive problem if that happens.

[Joneseye]

Nat Hurricane centre say there could be poss 25 inches of rian somewhere over texas

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Rian has 25 inches? Lucky man.

[i luv snow]

somethings always better than nothing Bilz...

[pinball wizard]

Rian has 25 inches? Lucky man.

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Surely that would hurt