050922-N-0000X-001 Gulf of Mexico (Sept. 22, 2005) Ð GOES-12 Satellite infrared image provided by the Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, Calif., showing the status of Hurricane Rita at 3:30 am EST. Rita, currently 490 miles Southeast of Galveston, Texas, was upgraded to a Category 5 storm late Wednesday with 170 mph winds, sparking an order for mandatory evacuations in New Orleans and Galveston, Texas. The Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) and other ships involved in Hurricane Katrina relief operations have been ordered to sortie in advance of RitaÕs ar
050922-N-0000X-001 Gulf of Mexico (Sept. 22, 2005) Ð GOES-12 Satellite infrared image provided by the Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, Calif., showing the status of Hurricane Rita at 3:30 am EST. Rita, currently 490 miles Southeast of Galveston, Texas, was upgraded to a Category 5 storm late Wednesday with 170 mph winds, sparking an order for mandatory evacuations in New Orleans and Galveston, Texas. The Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) and other ships involved in Hurricane Katrina relief operations have been ordered to sortie in advance of RitaÕs arrival. Navy photo (RELEASED) US Navy 050922-N-0000X-001 GOES-12 Satellite infrared image provided by the Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, Calif., showing the status of Hurricane Rita at 3-30 am EST
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