Hurricane Rita thread

[Shadow205]

He captains a research vessel. It is a little over 250 ft. He had to take port between Morgan city and Grand Isle.
What is going on with the shrimp boats? Are they in a port? My worry is boats will become loose and crush each other.
Please tell me as I can't get to the tv now.

Geraldo was just talking about some shrimp boat captains that are staying on their boats in Port Arthur. According to FOX news now Rita has shifted a little further east and are expecting the eye to pass over Lake Charles. I hope that your husband is safe. I will be glued to FOX for awhile if you want updates just holler.

 

[Becba]

Geraldo was just talking about some shrimp boat captains that are staying on their boats in Port Arthur. According to FOX news now Rita has shifted a little further east and are expecting the eye to pass over Lake Charles. I hope that your husband is safe. I will be glued to FOX for awhile if you want updates just holler.

Oh thank you for the update. My hubby is stuck on his boat with a good team even though 2 ran away as soon as they tied off at the dock. He has be having a work out trying to maintane and indicated tonight when the storm surge comes in will be the test. And of course the cellphone communication has gone out!
He has the anchor ready to attempt to stabilise the boat if the lines continue to break but the worry is some of the other big boats will break free and ram him.
I am worried but I do have confidence in him. It is the not knowing what is happening that is most of the stress.

 

[Buzz Mills]

HURRICANE RITA DISCUSSION NUMBER 26
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2005

DATA FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT THROUGH ABOUT 00Z
INDICATED THE CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS HOVERING NEAR 930 MB THROUGHOUT
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAXIMUM 700 MB FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS HAD
STILL BEEN 120-125 KT. WSR-88D RADAR IMAGERY FROM SLIDELL
LOUISIANA...LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA...AND HOUSTON TEXAS STILL DEPICT
A WELL-DEFINED EYE THAT IS JUST A FEW HOURS FROM REACHING THE
COASTLINE NEAR THE TEXAS/LOUISIANA BORDER. THE EYEWALL REMAINS
INTACT AND INTENSE... ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE... WITH
A RADIUS OF MAXIMUM WINDS OF ABOUT 20 N MI... SURROUNDED BY DENSE
AND WELL-DEVELOPED SPIRAL BANDING. VELOCITIES FROM THE RADARS
SUGGEST THAT THE SURFACE WINDS HAVE NOT FALLEN OFF MUCH AND SUPPORT
THE ADVISORY INTENSITY OF 105 KT. RITA REMAINS A FORMIDABLE MAJOR
HURRICANE... AND LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE
LAST FEW HOURS IT HAS OVER WATER... SO RITA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE
LANDFALL AT CATEGORY THREE INTENSITY. AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WILL BE BACK IN THE SYSTEM SHORTLY.

RITA IS APPROACHING THE COAST ALONG A SLIGHTLY WOBBLY HEADING OF 325
DEGREES AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS... JUST SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST OF THE
PREVIOUS ADVISORY TRACK. ASIDE FROM THE COMMONLY OBSERVED
WOBBLES... THIS MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL LANDFALL... FOLLOWED
BY A GRADUAL TURN MORE TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND EVENTUALLY
NORTH DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS... WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED. BEYOND THEN... THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST OF A
STALL OVER NORTHEASTERN TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS... AS RITA
WILL LIKELY BECOME TRAPPED BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE CELLS TO ITS EAST
AND WEST. THIS SCENARIO COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS
WELL INLAND AND FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER LANDFALL.

FORECASTER KNABB

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INITIAL 24/0300Z 29.1N 93.2W 105 KT
12HR VT 24/1200Z 30.1N 94.0W 85 KT...INLAND
24HR VT 25/0000Z 31.4N 94.5W 50 KT...INLAND
36HR VT 25/1200Z 32.8N 94.5W 30 KT...INLAND
48HR VT 26/0000Z 33.5N 94.5W 25 KT...INLAND
72HR VT 27/0000Z 33.5N 94.5W 25 KT...INLAND
96HR VT 28/0000Z 33.5N 94.5W 25 KT...INLAND
120HR VT 29/0000Z 33.5N 94.5W 25 KT...DISSIPATING

 

[Shadow205]

Great just reported that there are at least three buildings on fire in Galveston.

They think the fire started from a downed power line.

 

[scandi]

Hi Becba,

Is he tied up at the dock near those fishing boats? If so I would think he'd drop that anchor to stabalize the boat. He's on a boat the size of the commercial fishing boats that go up to Alaska, so maybe it is stable enough, but they said if the storm surge goes over that burm they have built there, all the shrimp boats, which are smaller than your hubby's, will end up on the other side of it where the reporters are!

One thing I do know. If your hubby is the captain he is tried and tested and will take good care of his men and be just fine tonight. He'll talk about it for years to come, the night he rode Rita all night long! LOL

I'm praying for everyone that is in that area and in harms way. Keep them safe.


Scandi

 

[Tom'sGirl]

Great just reported that there are at least three buildings on fire in Galveston.

They think the fire started from a downed power line.

Oh crap, no!

 

[Shadow205]

My God, they are showing it now. The winds are blowing the fire really bad. Buildings are fully engulfed. It is in the Historic Strand.

 

[Becba]

Hi Becba,

Is he tied up at the dock near those fishing boats? If so I would think he'd drop that anchor to stabalize the boat. He's on a boat the size of the commercial fishing boats that go up to Alaska, so maybe it is stable enough, but they said if the storm surge goes over that burm they have built there, all the shrimp boats, which are smaller than your hubby's, will end up on the other side of it where the reporters are!

One thing I do know. If your hubby is the captain he is tried and tested and will take good care of his men and be just fine tonight. He'll talk about it for years to come, the night he rode Rita all night long! LOL

I'm praying for everyone that is in that area and in harms way. Keep them safe.


Scandi

He is tied up between Morgan City and Grand Isle. He said the boats are stacked 5 abreast. Big boats like him.
Thanks for backing up my hopes. Yes he knows what he's is doing and when to focus on saving lives of his men and forget the boat.
My opinion is with such a large amount of boats some will come loose and bang around. If they get thru that it will just be a matter of waiting for boats to get removed from the bottle neck.
He said if all else false he'll try to steer. (That was a joke)
I hate not knowing.

 

[Shadow205]

Max Mayfield(NHC) was just saying on CNN that their is a tropical wave far out in the Atlantic that could have the potential for developement. Oh my!

 

[Sassygerl]

Max Mayfield(NHC) was just saying on CNN that their is a tropical wave far out in the Atlantic that could have the potential for developement. Oh my!

Phillipe is suppose to fizzle out during the next 12-24 hours.........lets all hope so......geez!!!!!!!!!!

I'm assuming this is the storm you are referring to

 

[Shadow205]

Phillipe is suppose to fizzle out during the next 12-24 hours.........lets all hope so......geez!!!!!!!!!!

I'm assuming this is the storm you are referring to

Nope. It's a new tropical wave way out there.

 

[GonzoReiter]

around Holly Beach

 

[Buzz Mills]

HURRICANE RITA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 26A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
MIDNIGHT CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

...EYE OF MAJOR HURRICANE RITA WOBBLING TOWARD LANDFALL NEAR THE
LOUISIANA/TEXAS BORDER...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS BATTERING
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN
COAST OF LOUISIANA 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 MIDNIGHT CDT...0500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RITA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH... LONGITUDE 93.5 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SABINE PASS ALONG THE GULF COAST AT THE
TEXAS/LOUISIANA BORDER.

RITA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 11 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL LANDFALL. A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
RITA IS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER RITA MOVES INLAND.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205
MILES. AN AUTOMATED STATION AT SEA RIM STATE PARK TEXAS RECENTLY
REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 70 MPH WITH A GUST TO 83 MPH...WHILE AN
AUTOMATED STATION AT CALCASIEU PASS LOUISIANA RECENTLY REPORTED A
GUST OF 98 MPH.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTER
IS 934 MB...27.58 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.

SINCE RITA IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN TEXAS
AND WESTERN LOUISIANA. MAXIMUM RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 25
INCHES COULD OCCUR OVER LOCALIZED AREAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO
5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE OVER
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA INCLUDING METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY
NIGHT OVER FAR EASTERN TEXAS...LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...AND
MISSISSIPPI.

REPEATING THE MIDNIGHT CDT POSITION...29.2 N... 93.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 11 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...120 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 934 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 AM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 4 AM CDT.

 

[Buzz Mills]

around Holly Beach

It couldn't have hit the border much better.

 

[GonzoReiter]

hit my folks over there pretty hard, and originally I was planning to ride the storm out in LC or WestLake. LA has sure caught it this month, Rita easily makes the Hurricane Disaster(s) of '05 the worst ever for a state.

btw: the tracking map I posted earlier updates, so check it tomorrow or later for the latest copy if you like.

Rita update: over here in Jersey Village, just now getting a bit of "weather", stiff breeze, light rain and some lightning off towards Houston Downtown direction.

 

[Becba]

Just left a message for my husband. His phone is down. I told him I knew he would get out of this and as soon as he could get to a landline and call me I will come get him.

I told him I love him so much. I don't know if I can get to him but I will try. I hurt because I am afraid the storm was much forceful than a person can control..
I am afraid. I need my man walking out to get in my car and we drive away from the hell he has been in thru 2 hurricanes.
I want him home.

 

[mysteriew]

Just left a message for my husband. His phone is down. I told him I knew he would get out of this and as soon as he could get to a landline and call me I will come get him.

I told him I love him so much. I don't know if I can get to him but I will try. I hurt because I am afraid the storm was much forceful than a person can control..
I am afraid. I need my man walking out to get in my car and we drive away from the hell he has been in thru 2 hurricanes.
I want him home.

Becba, hon I wish I was there to hold your hand. Pray honey, and keep talking to us. We are with you.

 

[mysteriew]

 

[Buzz Mills]

They are getting hammered:

Hurricane Rita Satellite Imagery (Patience Required)
http://tinyurl.com/6fmsy

 

[Buzz Mills]

HURRICANE RITA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 26B
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

...CENTER OF MAJOR HURRICANE RITA ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL...NORTHERN
EYEWALL HAS SPREAD ONSHORE...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN
COAST OF LOUISIANA 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 2 AM CDT...0700Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RITA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 93.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SABINE PASS ALONG THE GULF COAST AT THE
TEXAS/LOUISIANA BORDER.

RITA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. THIS MOTION SHOULD
BRING THE CENTER OF RITA ONTO THE COAST NEAR SABINE PASS IN THE
NEXT HOUR OR TWO. AFTER LANDFALL...A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY.

REPORTS FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
RITA IS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER RITA MOVES INLAND.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205
MILES. AN AUTOMATED STATION AT SEA RIM STATE PARK TEXAS RECENTLY
REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 78 MPH WITH A GUST TO 101 MPH.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTERS
IS 937 MB...27.67 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.

SINCE RITA IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN TEXAS
AND WESTERN LOUISIANA. MAXIMUM RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 25
INCHES COULD OCCUR OVER LOCALIZED AREAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO
5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE OVER
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA INCLUDING METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT OVER
FAR EASTERN TEXAS...LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...AND
MISSISSIPPI.

REPEATING THE 2 AM CDT POSITION...29.6 N... 93.7 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...120 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 937 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 4 AM CDT.

FORECASTER BEVEN