Rita Recon Reports

[soonertwister]

I think the lowest pressure recorded at landfall in the Atlantic was the Keys hurricane of 1935 at 892. Camille was next at 909, but had higher winds at landfall.

[Solaris]

i guess they couldn believe it and checked it per extrapolition.

[TPACane04]

If another Atlantic storm had dropped pressure by 84 mb in less than 30 hours, I've never heard of it.

I went back and looked at Opal 1995 archives...she dropped from 980 - 919 (61 mbs) in 48 hours...and they thought that was a pretty hearty drop back then.

Rita blew right past that one.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

It is starting to expand in is getting better defined. I think this will try to get below 900 millibars. When is the next recon.

[superfly]

If another Atlantic storm had dropped pressure by 84 mb in less than 30 hours, I've never heard of it.

Gilbert, dropped from 960mb to 888mb in 24 hours.

[Solaris]

153 kt in NW quadrant.

[Scorpion]

Cant wait to see the next pressure reading.

[curtinnc]

Cant wait to see the next pressure reading.

DITTO

[Lori]

If another Atlantic storm had dropped pressure by 84 mb in less than 30 hours, I've never heard of it.

I went back and looked at Opal 1995 archives...she dropped from 980 - 919 (61 mbs) in 48 hours...and they thought that was a pretty hearty drop back then.

Rita blew right past that one.[/quote


Ah Opal 1995, the good old days. Strongest cane of the season at 130mph and she didn't have an eye.

[Solaris]

904 mb!!!

[drezee]

847
WTNT63 KNHC 212146
TCUAT3
HURRICANE RITA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
545 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2005

...RITA BECOMES THE FIFTH MOST INTENSE HURRICANE ON RECORD...

DROPSONDE DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT AT 416 PM CDT...2116Z...INDICATED THE CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS
FALLEN TO 904 MB...OR 26.69 INCHES. THIS MAKES RITA THE FIFTH MOST
INTENSE HURRICANE IN TERMS OF PRESSURE IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN.

RITA CURRENTLY RANKS BEHIND HURRICANE GILBERT IN 1988 WITH 888
MB...THE 1935 LABOR DAY HURRICANE WITH 892 MB...HURRICANE ALLEN IN
1980 WITH 899 MB...AND HURRICANE KATRINA LAST MONTH WITH 902 MB.

FORECASTER STEWART

[whereverwx]

Wow. That is amazing!

[Hurrilurker]

Why are we getting special advisiories with pressures from the NHC before we even see vortex messages?

[EFrancis]

This is just...I have nothing to say.

We need to get a group together on here to get down to Texas after the storm hits. Or Louisana...did anyone else notice that turn to the north the last few images of satellite? I knew it was going to curve north but this was pretty direct.

Unbelieveable. 904 MB, and we thought we'ed never see a Katrina for decades. Decades, ladies and gents, has become weeks, and here we are. When's the next advisory come out?

[JTD]

292
URNT12 KNHC 212149
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 21/21:16:00Z
B. 24 deg 24 min N
086 deg 32 min W
C. 700 mb 2292 m
D. 55 kt
E. 137 deg 081 nm
F. 238 deg 145 kt
G. 141 deg 009 nm
H. 904 mb
I. 9 C/ 3046 m
J. 30 C/ 3052 m
K. -1 C/ NA
L. CLOSED
M. C20
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 1 nm
P. AF300 1418A RITA OB 17
MAX FL WIND 161 KT NE QUAD 19:32:00 Z

[jpigott]

hey, isn't Derek Ortt on one of these flights

[nomolos]

isnt 161 knts 185 mph??!!

[Scorpion]

FL man FL.

[jpigott]

292
URNT12 KNHC 212149
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 21/21:16:00Z
B. 24 deg 24 min N
086 deg 32 min W
C. 700 mb 2292 m
D. 55 kt
E. 137 deg 081 nm
F. 238 deg 145 kt
G. 141 deg 009 nm
H. 904 mb
I. 9 C/ 3046 m
J. 30 C/ 3052 m
K. -1 C/ NA
L. CLOSED
M. C20
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 1 nm
P. AF300 1418A RITA OB 17
MAX FL WIND 161 KT NE QUAD 19:32:00 Z

what does 161kt mean at ground level, Rita is currently pegged at 165mph and i thought they were using that earlier 153kt wind measurement to justify that, so would 161kt be indicative of a 170-175mph storm

[Lowpressure]

isnt 161 knts 185 mph??!!

That is flight level winds.