Rita,Comments,Sat Pics,Models Thread

[PurdueWx80]

Elevated radar loop of the storm - MUCH easier to track motion: http://weather.cod.edu/cgi-bin/radarloo ... ir=floater

[mcw]

Agreed re: Doppler limitations.

Next time we get sig wx here I'll post screens in the appropriate thread from APX and GRB radars. Gaylord overshoots, altitude and terrain I suppose. Green Bay is further away but there's pretty much nothing but Lake MI between it and me. Differences are amazing sometimes.

[JtSmarts]

Elevated radar loop of the storm - MUCH easier to track motion: http://weather.cod.edu/cgi-bin/radarloo ... ir=floater

Thanx Purdue that is a much better loop.

[oneness]

A little radar panorama with watershed.

[Recurve]

AHEM! now. Nothing's falling apart.

[THead]

These storms are making me mad. Cat5 in the gulf and time after time they fall apart.

Thats the plan, have them at Cat 5 in the middle of nowhere, where we can marvel at them, and weaken before landfall. Nobody would want to see a Cat 5 landfall.......would they?

[Deb321]

These storms are making me mad. Cat5 in the gulf and time after time they fall apart.

I'm glad it fell apart. Who would want a cat5 hurricane to hit those poor people in Texas and LA I have been directly hit by a cat 2 and 3 and it is no picnic in the park. They may be awesome to track but I prefer they not make landfall and destroy lives and property.

[THead]

These storms are making me mad. Cat5 in the gulf and time after time they fall apart.

Thats the plan, have them at Cat 5 in the middle of nowhere, where we can marvel at them, and weaken before landfall. Nobody would want to see a Cat 5 landfall.......would they?

While we dont like the devestation I know inside all of us we want to be in a hurricane. My dream would be to get to stand inside a cat5 hurricane. Hurricanes are fun!

I was 60 miles north of Andrew, and its as close to a Cat5 as I EVER want to be. Maybe you'll be luckier some day.

[curtadams]

AHEM! now. Nothing's falling apart.

To the contrary. Look at the Galveston radar. Attenutation to the N eyewall should be higher than the S - yet the N eyewall is intense and the S almost absent. The S eyewall is missing - just as recon has been saying all day.

[Anonymous]

These storms are making me mad. Cat5 in the gulf and time after time they fall apart.

Thats the plan, have them at Cat 5 in the middle of nowhere, where we can marvel at them, and weaken before landfall. Nobody would want to see a Cat 5 landfall.......would they?

While we dont like the devestation I know inside all of us we want to be in a hurricane. My dream would be to get to stand inside a cat5 hurricane. Hurricanes are fun!

Yea...stand while your skin gets blasted off your body. Its sick...Dr Steve Lyons had protective gear on, and still could not take the 160 mph sustained winds...his nose broke...his muscles were spazzing...maybe when you get older you will understand.

[Deb321]

AHEM! now. Nothing's falling apart.

You are correct and even as a cat3 it will do plenty of damage. I can only say I don't wish this on anyone nor do I ever care to be in another one there is nothing awesome or exciting about the experience.

[Anonymous]

Hi Great One

[Brent]

AHEM! now. Nothing's falling apart.

To the contrary. Look at the Galveston radar. Attenutation to the N eyewall should be higher than the S - yet the N eyewall is intense and the S almost absent. The S eyewall is missing - just as recon has been saying all day.

Go stand in 120 mph winds and then see if you still feel that way.

[Anonymous]

You fought the law...and the NASO LAW won.

[Brent]

Hi Great One

Who is greatone? Btw you copied the who video update from hurricanecity. Also btw you post and do your videos during the day. Dont you go to school?

Biggest troll in the history of weather forums.

[houstoncat5]

You fought the law...and the NASO LAW won.

WhatEVAR1 a 17 year old kid telling me what to do? No offense or anything its kinda funny we are bickering back and forth about a storm. Also Im going to work at NHC someday. Why dont you give Jim Williams a call. Im sure he would love a storm2ker on the show cause he would tear them a new hole.

[Anonymous]

HAHAHA

Troll

Anyways...Mr. Jim Williams gave Radio NHCWX credit and said we are not opposition. Looks like GREAT NEWS that Rita is weakening.

[Ivanhater]

could yall stop please

[Anonymous]

I did not start it.

[oneness]

11 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2005

DATA FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT THROUGH ABOUT 00Z
INDICATED THE CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS HOVERING NEAR 930 MB THROUGHOUT
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAXIMUM 700 MB FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS HAD
STILL BEEN 120-125 KT. WSR-88D RADAR IMAGERY FROM SLIDELL
LOUISIANA...LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA...AND HOUSTON TEXAS STILL DEPICT
A WELL-DEFINED EYE THAT IS JUST A FEW HOURS FROM REACHING THE
COASTLINE NEAR THE TEXAS/LOUISIANA BORDER. THE EYEWALL REMAINS
INTACT AND INTENSE... ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE... WITH
A RADIUS OF MAXIMUM WINDS OF ABOUT 20 N MI... SURROUNDED BY DENSE
AND WELL-DEVELOPED SPIRAL BANDING. VELOCITIES FROM THE RADARS
SUGGEST THAT THE SURFACE WINDS HAVE NOT FALLEN OFF MUCH AND SUPPORT
THE ADVISORY INTENSITY OF 105 KT. RITA REMAINS A FORMIDABLE MAJOR
HURRICANE... AND LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE
LAST FEW HOURS IT HAS OVER WATER...

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i.e. a large, intact sustained 120 mph major