Well honestly, NHC's track has been west on every single update. They haven't gauged Rita very well but to be fair to them, I really don't think that there is enough strong data to possibly track it reliably. A voodoo doctor (if they weren't all washed out from louisiana by Katrina) would have just as much luck at gauging the track by reading chicken bones, since there is such an utter lack of strong systems to steer Rita.

Recon showing strengthening eh? It still looks a little ragged. Lets HOPE it doesn't turn into the solid wall we saw last night. I hope someone recorded that because I don't know if i've ever seen a wall that solid before.