Tropical Storm Rita

[angelk16]

I live close to New Orleans and just wanted to know if any ppl had anything to say about the new storm. i think it is time to move from here.

[PcMan]

i don't think that the projected path is to there. But some computers are projecting there. I am very depressed. I hate hurricanes!!!

[angelk16]

its coming close and we are going to get the worst if it is as close as they say. me to!!!

[PcMan]

where do you live?

[angelk16]

i live in luling.

[mineral00]

damn global warming... :mad:

[Junno]

I hope all in New Orleans stay safe this time, hope you all evacuate safely....

[angelk16]

well they want EVERYONE to evacuate this time. they dont want it to be like last time.

[Junno]

everyone should leave

[angelk16]

that is right!!!! i know im not

[Armando]

I live in Ft. Lauderdale, we get hit by all hurricanes and tropical storms/depressions all the time.

It sucks..

[angelk16]

you are right that does suck and i really hate that for you.

[Armando]

Yeah it's one after another. It sucks.

Plus we don't have school (like tomorrow), which would be good exept it means when we get back we get like 3x the normal work to catch up

[PcMan]

yea, i kindda rather go to skool than not!

[Armando]

Also, it's not like you can hang out with friends or anything because no one's parents would let anyone go out.

Plus, we usually lose power and that means no internet, no tv, no nothing

[angelk16]

I know when we miss school our techer expected up to have everything done the next class.
when there is nothing to do that really sucks!!! why dont y'll leave?

[Armando]

Do you mean why don't we evacuate or why don't we leave the state and move?

I'm assuming it's the first and the reason is because it's only category 1.

[angelk16]

o ok... no i think it is stupid to move because a hurricane comes... there is problems all over

[weatherman]

Tropical Storm Rita is currently located at 24.0N 82.2 W moving W at 15mph. Current wind speeds are sustained around 100 mph with an estimated minimum central pressure of 973mb making Rita a category 2 hurricane. Hurricane warnings and watches are up for southern Florida panhandle, Key West, and Cuba. They should be dropped as Rita exits.

Rita is expected to continue movement in a generally WNW direction (270-330). Rita is entering a favorable environment for development and that is the reason for the forecasted continued development over the next couple of days. Conditions currently are favorable in the Gulf with little in the way of shear and plenty of warm water to work with and no large landmasses to interact with Rita. Expect Rita to gain category 3 or major hurricane status by Wednesday.

We expect Rita to turn more northerly or maintain a more northerly component during the day Thursday as a trough in the central United States interacts with Rita. This feature will ultimately be responsible for the turn of the hurricane as it interacts with this feature and gets caught or tugged by the trough north. We also expect the high associated with the ridge to kick out or start to do so as the trough moves east Wednesday and into Thursday. It is within this time that as the high slides east that the storm will be able to be pulled north in association with the trough and heat ridge. The strength of the trough and speed will ultimately determine at what exact point in time this occurs. If the trough is weak then it won’t have much effect on the cane as the upper level winds will be the dominant steering force however if the trough is strong and fast this could result in a quicker turn in a northerly direction (330-30). The trough could result in some weakening.

At what point in time the trough interacts with the hurricane and how strong it is significantly effects the forecasted path. If the trough is strong and fast then it will allow for a quicker turn sliding around the high and almost due north. In actuality this is similar to Katrina because a trough forced Katrina to turn almost due north at a point just east of New Orleans. With Rita the situation is similar. At what point the trough interacts with the hurricane may ultimately result in the area due north of the cane feeling the effects however in this case New Orleans will most likely not be effected. It is possible also however that the trough is very weak and slow this may result in a further west tract and then a slight turn towards the north not to the extent of the effect that a strong trough would have this is the more favored option. This would result in a further west location and then a slight turn towards more of the NW or NNW (290-340).

It seems almost inevitable that Rita will effect the United States Gulf Coast once again and most likely as a powerful major hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale with winds in excess of 111mph and storm surge exceeding 9-11 ft. The areas right now that we feel are in the possible strike zone extend from Corpus Christi, TX to Port Arthur, TX. It is imperative that those along the Gulf Coast in threatened aforementioned areas stay abreast of the forecast and monitor the situation so that they will be prepared for the possibility of a major hurricane making landfall. More updates through the next days.

-Brian

[weatherman]

Sorry it says tropical storm Rita the first words of the text when in actuality is is hurricane Rita my typo sorry.

-Brian

[angelk16]

thanks for the update

[pumpkinhead16]

hey hurricanes suck!

[angelk16]

Yea i think everyone that has been hit by one will say that!!!!

[Armando]

Yeah, and now this one is a category 5, which will suck for everyone in Texas and possibly Louisiana.

[PcMan]

man, i am so sick of this !@#!. I hope something mirically happens

[Armando]

Something miracally? Not a word, sorry.

You are looking for miraculous.

Anyway, hurricanes suck, yes; but we can't do anything about it.

[angelk16]

hurricans SUCK and there is not way to get away if you live in the southeast. I hate them but we have to deal with it. Now i'm east of the hurrican so our town will get some of the worst, hopefully we don't end up like New Orleans.... I cant wait to the end of Hurrican season!!!!!

[jer209inferno]

I live 15 minutes from Houston. We cannot evacuate because there is no more gas left in town, so we are going to stay and hope for the best. Please pray for all the people leaving and the people staying. Pray for safety. :confused:

[angelk16]

Hope everything goes good for yall

[PcMan]

I live 15 minutes from Houston. We cannot evacuate because there is no more gas left in town, so we are going to stay and hope for the best. Please pray for all the people leaving and the people staying. Pray for safety. :confused:

:eek: That suxxx! Hope the best for yall!

[lijluvr356]

What is sad is they're trying to evacuate New Orleans anyway to get them out of the sewage (from what I have heard, forgive any misinformation) and are having a hard time of it, so to get them out faster because of a new hurricane seems impossible to me.

[onemanriot]

ok i know this may sound sorta blunt, but if ur gonna be hit by a hurricane then by all means, GET THE HECK OUTA THERE!!!!!!! i do feel compassion towards those lost in katrina and those who lost their homes. but theirs no need for more to die. hope u stay safe angelk16 and that your area doesnt end up being hit.

[Armando]

Well keep in mind EVERYONE was trying to get out, which meant NO ONE got out.

Plus, most of the people were dirt poor, most didn't own a car and those who did couldn't afford gas.

[onemanriot]

true, but then you get the people who said, yeah we heard one was coming, but we decided not to go. or even worse, the people who are in their really flooded homes because their too stubborn to leave. im just talkin about the people who stayed on their own will even though they knew the danger. the people who couldnt, thats a different story.

[Armando]

Because they have too much of an ego and they think they can ride it out.

They need to learn that mother nature is insuperable.

[lijluvr356]

Because they have too much of an ego and they think they can ride it out.

They need to learn that mother nature is insuperable.
hear hear!

[angelk16]

We being from a place that was effected I know i would leave just so nothing woukd happen but many people think that it will not come and if it does they can live through it but when they stay and cant get saved they are trying to kill people

[onemanriot]

well they should take their live into perspective, drop their pride, and stop worrying about their materialistic stuff.

[angelk16]

Yeah that is what i think too but people think pride is worth more than their lives.

[onemanriot]

which is a pity because if ur not alive, theres no way u can be prideful nemore!!! it makes no sense. :confused:

[angelk16]

that is true but most of them dont care b/c if there is a poss. they live they cant tell their friends what a bad experience and how ppl didnt help them

[Shadow]

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[onemanriot]

oh well, all im saying is they should really be thinking right at a time like this. a normal functional thinking process is need during these dark times. most people dont realize that.

[Armando]

Well not all people think the same. You must see it from THEIR point of view. It's called fundamental observation error. ;)

[innocent114]

It's so weird that the press has not covered this storm as much as the others. They are all bad. Good luck to anyone affected.