FOXNEWS just reported Rita may be a CAT 5!

sorry woj

fox would call it a cat 10 if they could. sizzle sizzle sizzle!

Looks like Fox News prediction of Rita was accurate, 150-155mph/min 920mb pressure. Rita is well on her way to becoming a Cat-5 hurricane. Its not to hard figure out anyway, the lower the mb pressure the stronger the hurricane.

it probably will be cat 5... it was a 4 as it was just entering the gulf

i am familiar with league city area, i was there when hurricane alicia hit in 1983, it was a cat3 and the flooding was major

u really need to evacuate.

Its a Cat 5 now, with 165 winds...

Statement as of 3:45 P.M. EDT 9/21/2005 Recent data from a NOAA aircraft indicates that maximum winds have increased to about 165 m.p.h. The pressure has also fallen to about 900mb. Rita is possibly the 4th most intense hurricane ever. Forecaster: Ortt 2 P.M. EDT 9/21/2005 HURRICANE RITA UPDATE #24 This is an independent product Residents of the western Gulf of Mexico need to be prepared for a hurricane of Katrina's intensity. Hurruicane Rita is expected to make landfall in Texas late Friday or early Saturday as a category 4 hurricane and level a large portion of the Texas coastline between Corpus Christi and Galveston. All residents in mandatory evacuation zones must evacuate. Do not make the same mistakes made during Katrina. If you are ordered to evacuate, do so. Failure to do so in a mandatory evacuation zone will likely result in the loss of your life. NWHHC will recommend a Hurricane Watch tomorrow morning for Texas. As always, these are only recommendations. The official watches and warnings can be found on the Official Alerts Page or local emergency management officials. Currently, the eye of Hurricane Rita is located near 24.3N and 86.1W. This places the center about 760 miles ESE of Corpus Christi, Texas. The motion is to the west near 12 m.p.h. This general track is expected to continue. This path will send Rita in the general direction of Texas with a landfall likely on Friday or Saturday. Maximum winds have increased to 145 m.p.h. The pressure is 923mb. Fluctuations in intensity are expected, though Rita is expected to make landfall in Texas as a category 4 hurricane. Category 5 status cannot be ruled out at this time. Next Update: 11 P.M. Forecaster: Ortt

Houston now has voluntary evacs - although back in 2001 there was a tropical storm that came in at the same general path as this one (note a TS is real low winds) and Houston had floods everywhere with a lot of areas two feet deep - if this thing weakens a little it still will hit Houston with major devastation and the chemical plants causing toxic wastelands (damn I should be a Fox reporter)

CNN is showing it as a Cat 5 right now but they say that since the waters outside of Texas are a lot cooler it should drop to a Cat 3 by landfall (still intense)... hopefully they're right, that area has had enough devastation to have a Cat 5 hit land.

I heard it in the news that there's a new storm named Rita and
hope and pray that it will not destroy and damage a lot...

I pray that that everyone in the area will be safe. I hope they have prepared enough.