| The Force 2005 |
| (Storm Tracker) |
| Wed Sep 21 2005 10:06 AM |
Re: Lake Ponchartrain and New Orleans
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Beaumont,
The storm in diameter is probally a little larger as compared to Katrina at the same point in LAT/LONG. It has been reported that the storm now covers over 400 Square miles. Now I don't know if that answers your question or not, but also believe that Rita will maintain a highend CAT 4 intensity prior to landfall. There was some suggestions that the shear out of the SW might be injected into the storm, but as of right now, doesn't look like anything is going to impede Rita.