All,
I just hung up on the NHC conference for Rita. There will be a right shift to the track and a decrease in the intensity forecast. Cat 4 now with a Cat 3 at landfall. If this track trend continues, could see another LA landfall this year. As it stands, the Houston/Galveston area will be on the left side of the storm track when it is posted at 10am CST.
Bob
I fully understand what you were saying in both your first post and your second post. When I saw the NHC forecast and and the model predictions early Thursday morning, I was ready to run. Those predictions were beyond bad, that would have been a catastrophe. But it has gotten a lot better since then.
We are staying. We are just inside the cat 5 storm surge, in a strong house with aux power.
I also have the worlds biggest catamaran anchor. It is so big I had to use an old NACRA crossbeam as a cheater bar, to get 3 ft of it into the ground.
Good luck everyone
