Here is the latest information on Hurricane Rita from the NHC 10 pm Advisory...
Location: 29.1 North/93.7 West or 55 miles southeast of Sabine Pass
Maximum Sustained Winds: 120 mph
Central Pressure: 931 millibars (27.49 inches)
Movement: NW 12
Eyewall intact and intense. Winds appear to still be in the 120 mph range according to Doppler radars. Storm surge will be 10-15 feet with some locations seeing 20 feet.
The northern eyewall will be onshore in Cameron Parish and near the Sabine River within the next two hours. The eye will reach the coast about two hours later.
The hurricane is expected to weaken as it moves up into eastern Texas, but it will remain a tropical storm up to near Lufkin, Texas. It will begin to slow and stall over northeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana. In fact, the three day and five day forecast positions are the same...near Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas.
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Location: 29.1 North/93.7 West or 55 miles southeast of Sabine Pass
Maximum Sustained Winds: 120 mph
Central Pressure: 931 millibars (27.49 inches)
Movement: NW 12
Eyewall intact and intense. Winds appear to still be in the 120 mph range according to Doppler radars. Storm surge will be 10-15 feet with some locations seeing 20 feet.
The northern eyewall will be onshore in Cameron Parish and near the Sabine River within the next two hours. The eye will reach the coast about two hours later.
The hurricane is expected to weaken as it moves up into eastern Texas, but it will remain a tropical storm up to near Lufkin, Texas. It will begin to slow and stall over northeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana. In fact, the three day and five day forecast positions are the same...near Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas.
Forecast package will be up shortly...then more information...