Hope by now this link has become familiar to all of you. It is a great source for a storehouse of information on tropical weather, including our non-friend, Hurricane Rita.
http://www.abc3340.com/weather/tropics.html
Also scan down to see earlier post containing still valid information. Here are some extra notes:
* At 6pm, this report from data Buoy No. 42001 located about 210 land miles SE of Southwest Pass, Louisiana: Wind SW 83 with gusts to 112 mph. 24 foot waves. Pressure 27.34 inches and falling rapidly. Can you imagine getting caught out there in a rubber raft. Those huge battering waves surely are making the sharks use some very foul language.
* The 6 o'clock report from New Orleans Airport...nothing unusal...cloudy with wind east at 17, gusts to 24 mph. New Orleans may get 2 to 4 inches of rain from Rita.
* The National Weather Service in Lake Charles warns that major river flooding is likely after Rita moves inland. Rainfall could total 8 to 12 inches over SW Louisiana and SE Texas. They also warn that winds may reach 100 mph or higher after midnight Friday night with significant damage, because those extremely high winds will be of long duration. They expect numerous trees and powerlines to come down with widespread extended power outages. Some buildings will also be destroyed.
* The National Weather Service in Houston expects hurricane force winds (75 mph or higher) to reach the upper Texas coast late Friday evening. The Weather Service also is forecasting these peak gusts during Rita for the following counties:
Galveston County, including the City of Galveston...110 mph
Liberty County...140 mph
Chambers County...155 mph
Harris County, including Houston...90 mph
You can bet those 140 and 155 mph wind gusts will cause widespread destruction.
http://www.abc3340.com/weather/tropics.html
Also scan down to see earlier post containing still valid information. Here are some extra notes:
* At 6pm, this report from data Buoy No. 42001 located about 210 land miles SE of Southwest Pass, Louisiana: Wind SW 83 with gusts to 112 mph. 24 foot waves. Pressure 27.34 inches and falling rapidly. Can you imagine getting caught out there in a rubber raft. Those huge battering waves surely are making the sharks use some very foul language.
* The 6 o'clock report from New Orleans Airport...nothing unusal...cloudy with wind east at 17, gusts to 24 mph. New Orleans may get 2 to 4 inches of rain from Rita.
* The National Weather Service in Lake Charles warns that major river flooding is likely after Rita moves inland. Rainfall could total 8 to 12 inches over SW Louisiana and SE Texas. They also warn that winds may reach 100 mph or higher after midnight Friday night with significant damage, because those extremely high winds will be of long duration. They expect numerous trees and powerlines to come down with widespread extended power outages. Some buildings will also be destroyed.
* The National Weather Service in Houston expects hurricane force winds (75 mph or higher) to reach the upper Texas coast late Friday evening. The Weather Service also is forecasting these peak gusts during Rita for the following counties:
Galveston County, including the City of Galveston...110 mph
Liberty County...140 mph
Chambers County...155 mph
Harris County, including Houston...90 mph
You can bet those 140 and 155 mph wind gusts will cause widespread destruction.