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11PM Update
The pressure now sits at 897mb, with maximum sustained winds of 150kt/170-175mph. Slight additional strengthening is forecast within the next 12hr before slow weakening to landfall as a intense category 4/5 storm along the central Texas coastline just west of Galveston. Clark Evans has more in his latest blog entry below, including information of potential impacts along the coastline from New Orleans to Corpus Christi and inland to northern Texas.
8PM Update
The pressure has fallen to 898mb, the third lowest in Atlantic basin recorded history. Additional intensification is likely for the next 12hr before a potential eyewall cycle, though has all of the signs of an annular hurricane.
The strongest storm recorded in the Atlantic was 1988's hurricane Gilbert with 888 mb, and the labor day storm of 1935 with 892 mb.
6PM EDT Update
Hurricane is now the fifth most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin with a new pressure recorded by the crews of the hurricane hunter aircraft of 904 mb.
Hurricane watches are now up from Port Mansfield Texas to Cameron Lousiana. East of Cameron to Grande Isle and from south of Port Mansfield, TX to San Fernando, MX a tropical storm watch is up.
5PM EDT Update
Rita is now a Category 5 hurricane with surface winds of 165mph and a sea level pressure of 914mb (though even lower were actually measured by dropsondes; the 914mb value is an extrapolated value). This makes it one of the most intense hurricanes on record in the Atlantic basin, just shy of where was 3 weeks ago. Microwave imagery suggest that an eyewall cycle might be 12-18hr away, leaving it plenty of time to unfortunately strengthen further. More soon.
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Edited by Clark (Thu Sep 22 2005 02:43 AM)
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Thunderbird12
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Looks like they decided to go with the extrapolated 914 mb pressure reading from the last vortex message in the advisory, rather than the lower pressure indicated by the dropsonde.
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Reposting from the last thread so my post actually gets read....
I'm only saying this because I learned it with and not everyone may remember it.... the motion that the gives is a 6-hour average. So, in the past 6 hours, the storm moved 0.1N, 0.9W, which is essentially due west. This type of binning of data averages out small wobbles and focuses more on true, long-term motion.
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ralphfl
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Repost here also for the NW movement guys.
and yet another category five hurricane this season. Data from both
NOAA and Air Force hurricane hunters indicate a significant
pressure drop today and winds have increased to 145 knots. This is
based on a 700 mb wind of 161 knots recently measured by an Air
Force plane and a recalibrated SFMR surface wind of 146 knots.
Satellite intensity estimates were unanimously 140 knots from all
agencies. Because will be crossing an area of high heat
content during the next 12 to 24 hours...it is expected that the
hurricane will maintain its strength. Thereafter...the ocean heat
content is not as high and the intensity changes will be controlled
mainly by eyewall replacement cycles and decreasing heat content.
Some weakening is anticipated but is forecast to make landfall
as a major hurricane...at least category three.
There has been no change in the steering pattern and is moving
westward or 275 degrees at 11 knots. The high pressure system that
has been forcing westward is forecast to weaken and shift
eastward. This will allow the hurricane to turn gradually toward
the west-northwest and northwest during the next day or two. The
core of is basically moving toward the Texas coast and this is
consistent with the track model consensus.
Try and follow a 6 hr track rather then 2 hrs and you get what it has done all day and that is move a whole .01 which is due west since early today 12 hrs ago.
Note from the There has been no change in the steering pattern and is moving
westward or 275 degrees at 11 knots
where did those guys go now anyway? they been posting non stop the last 3 hrs where did they go?
Edited by ralphfl (Wed Sep 21 2005 09:10 PM)
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Terra
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The forecast track did shift the tiniest bit to the north in Texas... at 10am, it was right north of the little indentation... (sorry, I don't know my Texas geography well) and now it is even a little more north.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/204204.shtml?3day
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How much does the forward speed of the storm affect the storm surge? Does a fster moving storm have less of a storm surge?
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ralphfl
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looks like the same track to me if you run them both at the same time they are no different but that is from my eyes and the tracks they posted.
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Repost:
While it's true that 6 hour averages give overall, long-term motion, the bad thing is that if a turn begins shortly before the new advisory comes out, the average motion can be deceiving. For instance, the motion for the first 5 hours may be due west, but if in the last hour a turn begins, it won't necessarily be reflected accurately in the average. taught us that lesson down here. I seem to remember that when he made landfall, the motion for the last official advisory was obviously wrong.
Added: While the motion says west, they did adjust their track a little bit north which may be in response to the northward jog.
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KATFIVE
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For you expert trivia hunters: has there every been a 20 C temperature differential measured in any tropical cyclone?
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JYarsh
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where did I go Ralph? I went to eat dinner, where did you go, make witty statements about past observations?
Also, the DID adjust their track to the north a little...maybe you should do some more research...
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it was right north of the little indentation... (sorry, I don't know my Texas geography well
Matagorda Bay... 
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SirCane
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What's this NW motion I'm seeing?
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where did those guys go now anyway? they been posting non stop the last 3 hrs where did they go?
hey ralph it is great that u are stayin firm on your motion but no need to burn others for what they think is or is not happening . i just viewed the goes 1 water vapor and if u turn on the point it is a tad north .. maybe that is what they are goin on .. but no need to be condescending towards others 
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Reposting from the last thread so my post actually gets read....
I'm only saying this because I learned it with and not everyone may remember it.... the motion that the gives is a 6-hour average. So, in the past 6 hours, the storm moved 0.1N, 0.9W, which is essentially due west. This type of binning of data averages out small wobbles and focuses more on true, long-term motion.
Right.. and what it also does is makes it take several hours for an actual turn to be reflected in the reported heading. I'm not saying that this isn't a wobble.. Just that it's not all that crazy to think that it may be an actual turn. Maybe it's because I saw coming directly at me while the was still saying it was headed for Tampa. I wouldn't start celebrating if I were in Texas, but I would be a little more concerned if I were on the east side of the cone right about now.
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Um...
The topic is "Category 5 Hurricane Moving Westward in the Gulf"
Isn't this "Rita" not ? Someone have on the mind?
Thanks -- guess it got mixed up in between the two storms! It's fixed now. --Clark
Edited by Clark (Wed Sep 21 2005 09:35 PM)
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ralphfl
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where did I go Ralph? I went to eat dinner, where did you go, make witty statements about past observations?
Also, the DID adjust their track to the north a little...maybe you should do some more research...
run them both at the same time there last track and this one its basicly the same....And the guys i was talking about were the guys who said quote "its going to N.O. or maybe east of there and the other poster who also talked the same.It is suppose to move some north but for them to say what they did was wrong.I am not referring to the fact that it made a jog or not north as anyone can see it made a jog but these guys were talking about trends and about even going east of the big easy and those are who im referring to and they know who they are!
Ralph, no one said it was going east of New Orleans! They said that the motion may have changed a little more to the north and that it made them uneasy, but no one said it was going to hit east of New Orleans. Please, as before, if you have a concern with a post, let us know or send the poster a message privately. --Clark
Edited by Clark (Wed Sep 21 2005 09:37 PM)
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SirCane
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There is definately a NW motion at this moment, whether it continues I don't know but it can't bode well for New Orleans. I can see it with my own eyes. Just have to see if it's a trend. It's NOT moving due west as of now.
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Sir Cane,
Should we see any of the extreme outer bands in the Panhandle area as it crosses through the GOM?
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DougBaker
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So went from a Tropical Storm to a cat 5 hurricane in about 36 hours?
Has a hurricane ever strengthened this fast?
It is nearly unbelievable
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I don't know right now. All depends. As of right now I'd say no.
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