Posted on 08/28/2012 9:24:55 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Isaac has been slow to organize and attain hurricane status. Slow moving minimal Hurricane Isaac threatens to dump up to 20" of rain in portions of its path. Storm surge of 6-12ft is expected.
Media news readers have gleefully reported RNC scheduling adjustments to accommodate public safety during Tampa storm warnings.
A water spout formed in the Tampa Channelside area at 4:43PM Monday afternoon, a short distance from the RNC Convention Center. The Florida Atlantic coast was inundated with torrential rain squalls from far-reaching Isaac outer bands. Several tornados were reported in the Florida peninsula.
The weather took its toll on protester turnout at the GOP convention. Cara Jennings, a community organizer from Palm Beach County, braved the elements dressed as a sparkling pink vagina, along with several dozen other protesters.
GOP governors of Gulf Coast states announced they would remain at their posts, rather than attend the Tampa convention. British Petroleum reported eight oil rigs and 39 production platforms were evacuated late Sunday. By mid-day Monday, personnel had been evacuated from 346 offshore gas and oil platforms, representing 58 percent of the 596 manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
As Isaac ultimately takes aim at the Gulf of Mexico coastline, news outlets wistfully reminisce about the 7th anniversary since Hurricane Katrina, huge television ratings, and once again omit a state named Mississippi in their storm coverage. One thing is certain--news coverage is much more predictable than Hurricane Isaac.
Sea Surface Temps
Buoy Data:
Western Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana/Mississippi Coastal Region
Florida
Radar:
Mobile,AL
New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Lake Charles, LA
Northwest FL
Tampa Bay
You beat the Fox News Alert:
National Hurricane Center confirms Isaac reaches Category 1 hurricane strength — and getting stronger — as it heads toward landfall near New Orleans.
More headlines from FoxNews.com:
http://email.foxnews.com/t?ctl=26723:B359C012ED76FF76EDC45B826D107F8C&;
75 miles SSE of the mouth of the Mississippi River
160 mi SE of New Orleans
Max sustained winds 75mph, 975mb
Moving NW at 10mph
On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here--> 
It’s also not a hurricane.
Still a tropical storm. 70mph.
Still a tropical storm. 70mph.
Nope, it’s officially a hurricane.
I’ve been wondering where you’ve been! Haven’t heard from you since Isaac was approaching PR.
Oh, just dealing with school start and having my family from Miami down here for a wedding only to be stuck here because of Isaac as flights to MIA and FLL were cancelled. They should be able to get seats later today or tomorrow.
Clear skies and breezy here in Mobile.
You will need to take up your debate with the NHC.
LIVE On-line Coverage of Issac
channel 26 NOLA
channel 4 NOLA
http://www.ustream.tv/flash/live/1/9216357
channel 6 NOLA
Fickle is right.
With the pressures it is showing, if it gets the eye completely closed off and expels the dry air we could see it go from 75 MPH to CAT II quite quickly.
Hopefully that won’t happen, but right now we pressure readouts that support a 95-100 MPH storm, and there are clear indications he is getting his act together.
With the slow down in speed this could go from bad to very very bad quite quickly for LA/MISS/ALA.
At least there is no indication in any of the models of the worst case scenario ala Kate and Juan etc from years back — stall out right along LA coast then loop around and come back in along the Ala/Fla Panhandle.
Hoping your clear skies continue!
"Alabama Gov. Bentley lifts mandatory coastal evacuation order as Isaac approaches - @WHNT http://bit.ly/OqFjFl"
Rush just announced the change. Says the media and Democrats are loving it - split screen at the convention (to detract from the convention message), if not enough destruction from Isaac, they will run clips from Katrina (thinking hopefully the unwashed multitudes won’t know the difference). Rush is usually right so no doubt we will be treated to scenes of Shep Smith at the same location as he was back in 2005 except this time he will blame Jindal instead of Bush for anything that goes bad.
I just checked the weather in Holmes Beach, Anna Maria Island, off Bradenton, where our family has a condo. Sunny, 88 degrees, expecting a thunder shower later. Bradenton is about an hour’s drive south of Tampa. The weather there doesn’t sound that bad!
Lib-dems are wetting themselves; they’ve now got a ***hurricane from the evil GOP*** to hurt the poor and disenfranchised in NOLA! Screw the fact that the rest of the inland areas can use the rainfall.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.