Hurricane Rita Pt3

MAF · September 23, 2005

Excellent how it shows the 3 main pics of Rita
1. Forming
2. Mid Flow
3. Full flow
Anyone reckon Cat 3 may have been premature? No sooner did they downgrade when recon found 129kt winds. The central pressure has actually dropped a tad and the satellite presentation has dramatically improved in the past 3 hours.
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and i thought NOAA had good pics. the 3d graphics are really good.

Cloudburst · September 23, 2005

Some time tomorrow :o
Now behave

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Cheers storm

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Cloudburst · September 23, 2005

Cheers storm

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Well i have to be up early tomorrow anyways, so going to get some kip.

Night all :o

MediaHype · September 23, 2005

and i thought NOAA had good pics. the 3d graphics are really good.
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The NASA Looking at Earth site is excellent and supplies simple easy to read data

for simpletons like me :o

The images they caught of Katrina are awesome and they are showing the same

with RITA

All high res

I particurly like the image showing RITA over the warm Gulf waters - great images

roberthines · September 23, 2005

http://www.weatherserver.net/ritavideotexas.htm
Link posted by Mondy a few days ago, some good live feeds from USA news.
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great feeds mate. Just a shame theres no fox news live feed.

pinball wizard · September 23, 2005

Right am off to watch some tv, will be on here tomorrow, night all :o

SteveB · September 23, 2005

I like this image, from lake Charles LA radar

Noaa

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Mondy · September 23, 2005

Ok, am off to bed; leave you with this thought though.

This loop is taken over 5 hours. Look how far she travelled in that time. I reckon landfall is in roughly 5 hours or less. Slow the loop down and see. A little shift north too..

but, then i could be wrong!

Night all :o

Snow Queen one · September 23, 2005

i'm off too see you all tomorrow.

January Snowstorm · September 23, 2005

Do we all have to say night night to eachother???

It's getting like the bloody waltons :o

MAF · September 23, 2005

Do we all have to say night night to eachother???
It's getting like the bloody waltons :o

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night jim-bob

back on topic. the pressure seems to be holding steady now. so i cant see the cat 3 status changing between now and landfall

londonsnow · September 23, 2005

night jim-bob :o
back on topic. the pressure seems to be holding steady now. so i cant see the cat 3 status changing between now and landfall
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i'm stayin up. with a bottle of jd

The Eagle · September 23, 2005

i'm stayin up. with a bottle of jd

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Dont be supprised if Galveston is under water tomorrow! There gonna get a right thumping and fox news to film the misery :o Its a pity they werent so proactive when Katrina struck....maybe they could leave George Bush down there when he visits

Marcus_surfer · September 23, 2005

Hey all

Might be waking up to see most of new orleans underwater 2moz!

PersianPaladin · September 23, 2005

Goodnite all...god bless.

:o

SnowBear · September 23, 2005

Everyone gone to sleep then ? lol

The Eagle · September 23, 2005

Hey all
Might be waking up to see most of new orleans underwater 2moz!
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Oh yeah thought i heard a few of the levies had broken (again) :o

londonsnow · September 24, 2005

Everyone gone to sleep then ? lol
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i'm still up snow bear.

londonsnow · September 24, 2005

000

WTNT33 KNHC 232259

TCPAT3

BULLETIN

HURRICANE RITA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 25A

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

6 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005

...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SPREADING OVER SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND

SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS DANGEROUS HURRICANE RITA APPROACHES...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM SARGENT TEXAS TO MORGAN CITY

LOUISIANA. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN

COMPLETED.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF

LOUISIANA FROM EAST OF MORGAN CITY TO THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL

RIVER...INCLUDING METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN

...AND FROM SOUTH OF SARGENT TEXAS TO PORT ARANSAS TEXAS. A

TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 6 PM CDT...2300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RITA WAS LOCATED NEAR

LATITUDE 28.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.9 WEST OR ABOUT 100 MILES

SOUTHEAST OF SABINE PASS ALONG THE COAST AT THE BORDER BETWEEN

TEXAS AND LOUISIANA.

RITA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN

TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF HURRICANE RITA WILL MAKE LANDFALL ALONG

THE SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND UPPER TEXAS COASTS NEAR DAYBREAK

SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...205 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. RITA IS A STRONG CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE

SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE POSSIBLE

BEFORE LANDFALL... BUT RITA IS STILL EXPECTED TO COME ASHORE AS A

DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES... 140 KM...

FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP

TO 205 MILES...335 KM. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD

INLAND AS FAR AS 100 MILES NEAR THE PATH OF RITA. A NOAA BUOY AT

CALCASIEU PASS LOUISIANA... ON THE COAST NEAR CAMERON LOUISIANA...

RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 49 MPH WITH A GUST TO 62 MPH.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 37 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 54 MPH WERE RECENTLY

REPORTED AT GALVESTON TEXAS.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 931 MB...27.49 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 15 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...

LOCALLY UP TO 20 FEET AT HEAD OF BAYS AND NEARBY RIVERS...WITH

LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO

THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL. TIDES ARE CURRENTLY

RUNNING ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI

AND ALABAMA COASTS IN THE AREAS AFFECTED BY KATRINA. TIDES IN THOSE

AREAS WILL INCREASE TO 4 TO 6 FEET AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE

WAVES... AND RESIDENTS THERE COULD EXPERIENCE COASTAL FLOODING.

LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY RITA WILL LIKELY AFFECT MOST PORTIONS OF

THE GULF COAST.

RITA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12

INCHES... WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES OVER

SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AS IT MOVES INLAND.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN

LOUISIANA... INCLUDING METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS WITH ISOLATED

HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SINCE RITA IS FORECAST TO SLOW DOWN

SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER MAKING LANDFALL...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS LOCALLY

IN EXCESS OF 25 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS

ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING OVER

PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...SOUTHERN LOUISIANA INCLUDING

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA.

REPEATING THE 6 PM CDT POSITION...28.5 N... 92.9 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 931 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE

CENTER AT 8 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 PM

CDT.

FORECASTER KNABB

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londonsnow · September 24, 2005

heres the update

000

WTNT33 KNHC 240100

TCPAT3

BULLETIN

HURRICANE RITA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 25B

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

8 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005

...CONDITIONS DETERIORATING IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND

SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS AS DANGEROUS HURRICANE RITA APPROACHES...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM SARGENT TEXAS TO MORGAN CITY

LOUISIANA. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN

COMPLETED.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF

LOUISIANA FROM EAST OF MORGAN CITY TO THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL

RIVER...INCLUDING METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN

...AND FROM SOUTH OF SARGENT TEXAS TO PORT ARANSAS TEXAS. A

TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 8 PM CDT...0100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RITA WAS LOCATED NEAR

LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.0 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES

SOUTHEAST OF SABINE PASS ALONG THE COAST AT THE BORDER BETWEEN

TEXAS AND LOUISIANA.

RITA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 11 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN

TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF HURRICANE RITA WILL MAKE LANDFALL ALONG

THE SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND UPPER TEXAS COASTS NEAR DAYBREAK

SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. RITA IS A STRONG CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE

SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE POSSIBLE

BEFORE LANDFALL... BUT RITA IS STILL EXPECTED TO COME ASHORE AS A

DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES... 140 KM...

FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP

TO 205 MILES...335 KM. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD

INLAND AS FAR AS 100 MILES NEAR THE PATH OF RITA.