TS Gustav & TS Hanna

NOAA/NHC ^ | August 28, 2008 | NOAA/NHC

[NautiNurse]

The 2008 peak of hurricane season is ramping up with Gustav and Hanna. The two storms pose threats to the U.S. At least 22 deaths in Hispanola are attributed to Gustav to date, and a Hurricane Warning is in effect for Jamaica. Tropical Storm Hanna has formed in the Atlantic.

Gustav	Hanna
Visible Satellite Image Loop Infrared Satellite Image Loop	Visible Image Loop Infrared Image Loop
WV Satellite Image Loop	WV Image Loop
Public Advisory	Public Advisory
Discussion	Discussion
Buoy Data: Western Caribbean                   FL and East GOM                   Western GOM	East Caribbean West Atlantic Florida

Forecast Models

Category	Wind Speed	Barometric Pressure	Storm Surge	Damage Potential
Tropical Depression	< 39 mph < 34 kts			Minimal
Tropical Storm	39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts			Minimal
Hurricane 1 (Weak)	74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts	28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more	4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m	Minimal damage to vegetation
Hurricane 2 (Moderate)	96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts	28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb	6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m	Moderate damage to houses
Hurricane 3 (Strong)	111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts	27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb	9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m	Extensive damage to small buildings
Hurricane 4 (Very strong)	131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts	27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb	13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m	Extreme structural damage
Hurricane 5 (Devastating)	Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts	Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb	Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m	Catastrophic building failures possible

[CindyDawg]

When are you leaving?

[Petronski]

The local weatherman is an ijit.

[Amelia]

Where do they get that 900 miles across? The latest discussion says the tropical storm force winds extend 175 miles from the center...that’s about 350 miles by my math...

[CindyDawg]

Yeah...well it’s looking better for you but if it does go left yall aren’t going to have much time to get out of Dodge.

[Petronski]

The radar footprint of the entire storm. Looking at the radar image, the big white blob is 900 miles wide.

Katrina was 400 miles wide.

[Ingtar]

The outer clouds... TS force winds are not out nearly that far at all, but the size of the system starts to make it much harder to turn.

[VirginiaMom]

Have you been watching the Fox feed with Bob the weather guy? The man is certifiable. What a total buffoon. He’s telling his viewers that Gustav has a chance of going into the Panhandle of FL or going far left into Texas. He’s really giving his viewers poor info. I’ve not seen any models that indicate the movement he’s referring to.

VirginiaMom

[TornadoAlley3]

http://www.dotd.louisiana.gov/press/traffic_cameras/cameras_no.asp?camera=Cam1

New Orleans Traffic Cameras

[VirginiaMom]

This Fox news weather guy is telling his viewers to wait until morning to see if the storm turns....then decide if they should evacuate or not. Unreal.

VirginiaMom

[TornadoAlley3]

[raygun]

08083018 run (tau=144) valid 080905 2 P.M. EDT:

Burnt Sienna streamlines >50kts (<55kts).

[NautiNurse]

Current Buoy Data Pulaski Shoal Light, FL:

[Sammie42]

Prayers for all those near and in the path of this storm

[SouthTexas]

Doesn’t take me very long to get in the car and drive. :)

[SE Mom]

My guy in NOLA just sent me Blackberry saying they’re moving up their plans a few hours- sooner rather than later.

[pnz1]

I thought they were going to start running interstate traffic in one direction?

[prairiebreeze]

Adding my prayers for those in the path of this storm too, NN.

[TornadoAlley3]

4am Sunday.

[NautiNurse]

Thanks for the update. Gustav is in the GOM now.

[eastforker]

In a way theguy is sorta right. A deviation from it current path could send it either way regardless of what any model says. Sometimes these storms take on a personality of their own and do the unexplained. I have seen many of a storm disregard what the models or forcasters say.