Ksénia, Jules, Gaëlle & Nicolas

C’est beau quand même… en photo…

Rita fait quand même à peu près la taille du Texas, soit plusieurs fois la France, avec des vents de plus de 280 km/h !

SEP 21 – 7:50PM CDT

From the National Hurricane Center:

DROPSONDE DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT AT 623 PM CDT…2323Z…INDICATED THE CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS
FALLEN TO BELOW 899 MB…OR 26.55 INCHES.

THE DROPSONDE INSTRUMENT MEASURED 32 KT/35 MPH WINDS AT THE SURFACE…WHICH
MEANS IT LIKELY DID NOT RECORD THE LOWEST PRESSURE IN THE EYE OF RITA.
THE CENTRAL PRESSURE IS PROBABLY AT LEAST AS LOW AS 898 MB…AND PERHAPS EVEN
LOWER.

FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSES… A PRESSURE OF 898 MB IS ASSUMED…
WHICH NOW MAKES RITA THE THIRD MOST INTENSE HURRICANE IN TERMS OF
PRESSURE IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN. SOME ADDITIONAL DEEPENING AND
INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO.

RITA CURRENTLY RANKS BEHIND HURRICANE GILBERT IN 1988 WITH 888 MB
AND THE 1935 LABOR DAY HURRICANE WITH 892 MB.

Demain, je règle une webcam ou de la video en streaming, on verra bien combien de temps cela durera, vu que les cables electriques ne sont pas enterrés.