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TS Gustav & TS Hanna
NOAA/NHC ^ | August 28, 2008 | NOAA/NHC

Posted on 08/28/2008 8:25:49 AM PDT by 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.

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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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2008dncconvention; 2008rncconvention; gustav; hannah; hurricane; predictions; tropical
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To: Sally'sConcerns

Texas DOT road conditions:

http://apps.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions2.htm


1,061 posted on 08/30/2008 5:24:00 PM PDT by ArmstedFragg
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To: nwctwx

May God be with them and protect them.


1,062 posted on 08/30/2008 5:25:30 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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To: nwctwx

212 was verified mph, not kph? Yikes!


1,063 posted on 08/30/2008 5:25:39 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Sarah Barracuda!)
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To: Amelia

It is great,but as you can tell we do have our weather issues from time to time. My best friend has caught over 325 swordfish over the past 5 years.


1,064 posted on 08/30/2008 5:25:50 PM PDT by rodguy911 (LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE)
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To: rodguy911

The coastline hook at the LA-Miss borer traps a lot of water. Katrina went 40 feet, I’ve plotted the waterline and even though nobody else agrees, I know what the OH imagery showed and know what the elevation models indicate.

No call for Gus surge now, I don’t have that capability anyway. Need big computers to do that. I’ll have a rough guess posted as to where to expect max, nominal and min surge 12 to 24 hours prior to landfall.


1,065 posted on 08/30/2008 5:26:19 PM PDT by jeffers
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To: nwctwx

Wish we could see in our crystal ball whether Gustav will weaken.


1,066 posted on 08/30/2008 5:26:28 PM PDT by lainie (Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.)
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To: nwctwx

That is hard to imagine.


1,067 posted on 08/30/2008 5:26:47 PM PDT by rodguy911 (LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE)
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To: jeffers

Understood, I respect your conservative opinion.


1,068 posted on 08/30/2008 5:27:59 PM PDT by rodguy911 (LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE)
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To: NautiNurse

Good God in Heaven!!


1,069 posted on 08/30/2008 5:29:48 PM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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To: rodguy911

We have had several pretty good outer bands come through here on Sugarloaf Key since about 2pm. Last one passed through 45 minutes ago, maybe 35mph winds, but some blinding rain with it. I managed to get out this morning and fertilize all the palm trees before the rain started. Might get a bit bumpy through the night, I expect.


1,070 posted on 08/30/2008 5:30:42 PM PDT by jsh3180
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To: rodguy911
I'll see you and raise you one...

RedState video of former DNC Chairman Don Fowler and U.S. Rep John Spratt (D-SC) on a commercial flight laughing that Hurricane Gustav will hit New Orleans during the RNC convention.

1,071 posted on 08/30/2008 5:32:03 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Sarah Barracuda!)
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To: NautiNurse

These people are so despicable they can’t possibly be human.


1,072 posted on 08/30/2008 5:33:12 PM PDT by proudofthesouth (Homosexuality IS a choice! There isn't any biological reason for it. They CHOOSE to be that way!)
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To: jsh3180

Thanks for checking in! Appreciate your local update.


1,073 posted on 08/30/2008 5:36:28 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Sarah Barracuda!)
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To: TornadoAlley3

I’m waiting for a 211 ambulance to get my mother and me outta here...probably tomorrow. Better be tomorrow!


1,074 posted on 08/30/2008 5:39:42 PM PDT by lonestar
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To: NautiNurse
I think Hanna could be particularly more scary because at its current path, it is making almost a direct beeline for South Beach area of Miami Beach, FL, one of the hottest tourist spots in the entire state of Florida. If Hanna hits South Beach as a Category 2-3 hurricane the damage to the Miami, FL area economy could be enormous as that metro area's biggest tourist draw suffers heavy damage from the expected storm surge.
1,075 posted on 08/30/2008 5:39:52 PM PDT by RayChuang88
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To: rodguy911

I was trying to figure out your post #1032. It seemed that you were discussing minimum storm pressure (not wave height).

The pressure effects of a tropical cyclone will cause the water level in the open ocean to rise in regions of low pressure atmospheric and fall in regions of high pressure. The rising water level will counteract the low atmospheric pressure such that the total pressure at some plane beneath the water surface remains constant. This effect is estimated at a 10 mm (0.4 in) increase in sea level for every mb drop in atmospheric pressure. Normal atmospheric pressure is defined at 1013mb. Camille’s lowest recorded pressure was 905. So that’d amount to a little more than a meter in pressure surge around the region of lowest pressure. Gustov will be much higher than that.

The charts I posted are forecast swells+waves in excess of 20’ in areas (wind driven surge is much greater in magnitude than the pressure surge).

Tides are going to amount to about +0.5’ MSL between high and low tide at time of landfall; the area is very lucky in thatregard. Katrina made landfall with unusually high tides of several feet +MSL with just bonkers storm surge on top of that.


1,076 posted on 08/30/2008 5:41:04 PM PDT by raygun
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To: NautiNurse

TANKS,NN,,,

Looks like Gus will get here a little early,,,

I guess I’ll sandbag tomorrow...:0/


1,077 posted on 08/30/2008 5:42:23 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: RayChuang88

Hanna is days away from any threat to land. By Thursday, Hanna is still predicted to be a tropical storm in the Bahamas. Plenty of time to watch.


1,078 posted on 08/30/2008 5:44:14 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Sarah Barracuda!)
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To: RayChuang88
If Hanna hits South Beach as a Category 2-3

Let me complete the sentence: "Palm Springs, California becomes even more of a 'gay' Mecca".....as if there weren't enough bumpunchers over there anyhow....

1,079 posted on 08/30/2008 5:44:23 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (...forward this to your 10 very best friends....)
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To: Elle Bee

Thanks Elle! It’s about the same here. I will go outside and check, you might get some tide water in the am better be ready.


1,080 posted on 08/30/2008 5:48:43 PM PDT by rodguy911 (LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE)
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