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

[Spirochete]

A new storm (invest 96L) is taking shape in the Bay of Campeche.

Its interaction with Gustav could be a rare and interesting Fujiwara dance.

[eastforker]

I see the NHC is giving that storm in campeche a little bit better odds.

[CindyDawg]

Yeah but if Gustav takes a beating from Jamaica...it may not have enough energy left to take on 96.

[brytlea]

Drat, off to the store again. You can never have too much water....

susie

[Ingtar]

The levees never were ready. Uncle Beaudreaux’s Construction Company sank the pilings less than half the necessary distance and pocketed the difference the first time. Even if they repaired the problems from the last time, there are potential fail points everywhere.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Sounds like a plan to me.

[nwctwx]

New Euro still holding on to a major hit for LA with Gustav and Hannah cat 2/3 into s fl...then GOM as a major, looks like cat 4ish by day 7/8.

[nwctwx]

actually looks like the Euro wants to bring Hanna into New Orleans as well..

[janetjanet998]

new EURO model just out has Gustav hitting NO as a Cat 3 Monday..then in 8.5 days has Hanna hitting there as a Cat 3 also(after moving across southern FL)

[eastforker]

Have you a link for that?

[nwctwx]

nothing that’s available to the public for free yet... should be within the next 30 min or so.

[rodguy911]

I been good all year(at least the last week) what did we do to deserve three at once!

[rodguy911]

Hey I saw her first!

[SAJ]

At this time, that's unlikely. There's yet **another** low in the Bay of Campeche that's forming up. This low will, unless it dissipates, have the effect of 'pushing' Gustav away from Yucatan, northward.

Super bad luck for NO and the crude/NG production rigs in GOM.

[Enosh]

Angler types in the Houston/Galveston area may want to consider a beach run this weekend, all you need is a spoon.

Throw the line... yank... *bang* 20” speckled trout. Stringer, reset, throw, *bang* 18” speckled trout. I’ve never seen the likes of it.

*urp*

[PLMerite]

“Doesn’t TS stand for Trans Sexual?”

Reminds me of a friend of mine some years back who was looking for the website for “Dick’s Sporting Goods,” so he did a google search on “dicks”.

Boy was he surprised.

[rodguy911]

Yeah but what about the red drum? You guys are supposed to be the redfish capital of the South where are they?

[nwctwx]

here are some links:

Gustav and Hanna as Gustav Makes Landfall
Hanna south of FL -- was wrong on FL hit, keys take the hit for now.
Hanna making landfall near New Orleans -- and something else out in the Atlantic

[Enosh]

I usually pull reds out of the bay side using mullet or shad, and those suckers are great. 30” or more is common. (They also tend to fight like rabid weasels.)

[eastforker]

WOW! Thanks so much for the links,looks like some interesting times for next week.