Rita in a Nutshell

September 22, 2005, 6:26 pm
Posted by J.B. Elliott in Tropical Weather
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Fast, basic facts about Rita as of 7 pm, CDT:

LOCATION: Near latitude 26.0N, longitude 89.9W or 350 miles ESE of Galveston and 290 miles SE of Cameron, La.

MOVEMENT: Toward the WNW at 10 mph. NHC says Rita will reach the SW Louisiana and Upper Texas Coast late Friday.

WINDS: Max sustained winds 145 mph with higher gusts. Rita is a broad-based monster. Tropical storm force winds extend out 205 miles. If that is the same all around the storm, that means 410 miles wide--about as far as Birmingham to Little Rock. Hurricane force winds extend out 75 miles.

PRESSURE: Lowest 913 millibars or 26.96 inches.

Scan down for earlier posts containing much more information.

And...this link:

http://www.abc3340.com/weather/tropics.html
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Posted by  
on September 22, 2005, 6:37 pm
The Birmingham National Weather Service office suggested that central Alabama may see some windy conditions and possible tornadoes from Rita. Is this possible?

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Posted by   www
on September 22, 2005, 6:45 pm
WHERE DID YOU SEE THAT???

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Posted by  
on September 22, 2005, 6:52 pm
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/al/special.html



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Posted by  
on September 22, 2005, 7:00 pm
When Katrina hit La. and Ms, there were several tornado's in Ga and one death due to the storm. It's not that unconceivable.

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Posted by   www
on September 22, 2005, 7:44 pm
LITTLE JOG DUE WEST IN THE LAST HOUR...

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Posted by   www
on September 22, 2005, 7:45 pm
THAT WAS FOR SOUTH ALABAMA. NOT THE BIRMINGHAM OR HUNTSVILLE MARKETS.

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Posted by Jason  
on September 22, 2005, 7:55 pm
Actually its for central AL too.

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Posted by  
on September 22, 2005, 8:19 pm
yup.... i wondered if that would happen. be nice to have some rain too.

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Posted by  
on September 22, 2005, 8:22 pm
I can see us getting a little wind but I don't see much rain with it. We have got a high pressure off to the northeast and Ritta off to the southwest a good pressure gradient.

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