Post a (Google Earth) Landfall Prediction.

[FBST]

Rita's Target

I am going to go with just north east of Port Lavaca, because I don't see this storm turning northwestward early enogh to make a trek to Galveston/Houston area.

 

[Brandon Clement]

29.31.52.95N 92.18.36.44W
or
In between Tiger Point and Mulberry Island, La as a category 3 with winds at 115 mph. The pressure will be 946mb.

I hope I am right since it is mostly just swamp land in that area.

 

[Steve Miller]

Howie:
I agree with your assessment but am looking a little further SW at my original Freeport, TX target.
I will say:
Freeport, TX - high-end Cat 3

 

[Matthew K. Hartman]

I'll bite... slightly west of Port Arthur, TX - somewhere between East Bay and Sea Rim State Park (as a strong Cat-3).

 

[Sam Sagnella]

Here are the three closest predictions in the order they were posted:

Originally posted by Brett Adair+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Brett Adair)</div>

Cameron, Louisiana.[/b]

Originally posted by Darin Brunin@
Holly Beach, LA 29.77 -93.45

<!--QuoteBegin-Matthew K. Hartman
slightly west of Port Arthur, TX - somewhere between East Bay and Sea Rim State Park

Nice Job, Guys.

 

[Jay Press]

Cameron, Louisiana

 

[Benjamin Sipprell]

Originally posted by Jay Press
Cameron, Louisiana

Yeah ... a little late there ... nice job.

 

[Matthew K. Hartman]

Maybe I should take up tropical forecasting... this is the second "contest" I've placed high in. I won a contest on forecasting landfall location and strength on Isabel last year...

Weathernews had their chance at hiring me in as a marine MET a year and a half ago... ah well, their loss. *grin*

Good job to Brett and Darin... and thanks Sam!

Regards -