Quick Update

Right after I posted the update below, a new recon vortex message just came in. Pressure down slightly, winds up. Not good...

Pressure down to 913 mb, max flight level winds up to 133 knots.

AND... this interesting note from a reader:

James,

My daughter, her husband and their new born are trying to evacuate Galveston. They are going to San Antonio. They are on I-10 west. Do you know it they have turned that road into an all west bound road or what the rate of speed is? The last time we heard from them, they had been on the road for 12 hours and had gone about 50 miles. Any information you could give me would be appreciated.

Thank you.


I do understand that all I-10 lanes are now open for westbound traffic only headed to San Antonio. What a mess...

More shortly... actual vortex message is below:

000
URNT12 KNHC 221948Z
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 22/1913Z
B. 25 DEG 44 MIN N
89 DEG 13 MIN W
C. 700 MB 2329 M
D. NA
E. NA
F. 43 DEG 133 KT
G. 309 DEG 10 NM
H. 913 MB
I. 13 C/ 3059 M
J. 20 C/ 3044 M
K. 16 C/ NA
L. OPEN NE-SE
M. C018-48
N. 12345/7
O. 1/1 NM
P. NOAA3 1818A RITA OB 37
MAX FL WIND 133 KT NW QUAD 1910Z
EXCELLENT RADAR PRESENTATION