Yup, the charts now show a 45% chance of Cat 4-5 late Friday, so it seems to be nearing consensus that Rita could hit land as a category 4. Here's the 4:00PM update from the National Hurricane Center <A HREF="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3%2Bshtml/181800.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3%2Bshtml/181800.shtml</A>