Hurricane Rita.

[i luv snow]

just a tad LOL

[smich]

I'm starting to feel sorry for all the reporters stationed in Galveston, looking forward to their day of heroic fame wearing their waterproofs...

...Rita is gonna miss by miles!

I'm sure Steve whats-his-name will know where to go...

...my thoughts are with his family!

Smich

[Snow Queen one]

Whoops letting all my secrets out. In my dreams lol

[rixxxgolf]

"Hi - i'm Rian and I have 25 inches - How you do'in?"

lol. Class.

2ft of water is a phenomenal amount.

[i luv snow]

nightmares you mean SQ1?!?!? ooooouuuccccch *shudders*

[Snow Queen one]

Awwwww be kind to me it's late and my fingers got muddled up.

[January Snowstorm]

Can we stay on topic thanks

[pinball wizard]

nightmares you mean SQ1?!?!? ooooouuuccccch *shudders*

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Unfortunately ive got to go work tomorrow - whats the ETA for landfall then?

[rixxxgolf]

OK snow, for now

[Snow Queen one]

nightmares you mean SQ1?!?!? ooooouuuccccch *shudders*

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True

[Mondy]

Instead of yer banter, have you been watching this: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/float-ir4-loop.html .... eyewall now bigger..

[Joneseye]

Awwwww be kind to me it's late and my fingers got muddled up.

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Your fingers got muddled up with rians 25 inches?

Stop. You're killing me!!!

[Snow Queen one]

They expect rain to start tonight early tomorrow morn

[rixxxgolf]

IR shows it very nicely. Symetics not far away

[i luv snow]

the whole beast is bigger too Mondy- this is truely a monster! will be watching what happens over next few hours with close eyes (unless i get too tired )

[Gray-Wolf]

On the Western Atlantic Water Vapour loop (GOES) you can see a large mass of moisture 'plume' over W. Cuba and join Rita on her SE flank. This cargo looks L.A. bound and is maybe a little added 'extra' we'd not reckoned on.

[rixxxgolf]

That plume will pull her more N too, it's a monster for sure

[Snow Queen one]

Approved evacuation routes jammed and now they are saying some of these people will poss be in the line of the storm with no petrol in their tanks no air con and no way to get to saftey. Yet another mess up.

[kold weather]

Gray-Wolf,its a very impressive feeder band,it must cover abnout 1000 miles in all I'd have thought.Storm is probably bigger as well,close to Katrina's size now I believe,the widnfeild expanding is typical thing that occurs when a Eyewall replacement cycle begins,Haven't seen latest iages and will need t owait till recon but looks like the outer-eyewall is still trying to contract inwards and if now fuly closed which means it'll probably finish its Eyewall replacement later tonight.

Certainly a beast though,even if it comes in as a minimal cat-4(I'm plumping for 140mph at landfall)it'll still have astorm surge of a cat-5 as the folks in Pensacola found out with Ivan and NO folks with Katrina.

(ps,its actually Rita itslef that is causing the plume,not the plume causing Rita to move northwards)

Edited September 22, 2005 by kold weather

[Snow Queen one]

landfall 4am to 6 am i think Sat with poss 12ft to 20 ft storm surge in High Island/ beumont

Edited September 22, 2005 by Snow Queen one

[January Snowstorm]

I reckon it's time they moved the army in and got everyone out of it's path whether they want to go or not!

If this were to hit New Orleans it would be the end of that fine City

[Mondy]

Cuban Mixer?

[rixxxgolf]

landfall 4am to 6 am i think Sat with poss 12ft to 20 ft storm surge in High Island

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Get up here about 9 for the show then and the nutters reporting it.

[Snow Queen one]

click 2 houston news are comparing this storm to Alison and thinks it may stall over Huston and move back towards sea.

[rixxxgolf]

WONT MOVE SOUTH...

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