From the AccuWeather link:

"AccuWeather feels that this forecast is virtually useless."

I'm sorry, but they are putting themselves out of business with that statement right there. They have already been under the gun for their practices and this will only serve to further light that fire. AccuWeather's actions lately have exposed themselves.

No one in their right mind can say that Houston/Galveston has a 90% chance of hurricane-force winds. What about the people on the LA/TX border who are now directly in the path of the storm? Are they so confident in themselves on the path of Rita that such areas have such a low chance of receiving such winds?

Quite frankly, it is my informed opinion that AccuWeather's products and forecasts are useless. Bastardi may occasionally provide some useful insight, but that's about it.

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