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

[abb]

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[rodguy911]

Wow major news here!

[TornadoAlley3]

Usually will weaken before landfall, but Gus may be moving too fast. My guess is a 4 at landfall.

[lainie]

Yeah at first, I thought for sure that the Navy would go by whatever NHC said.. apparently not the case.

[rodguy911]

What is your take on surge, how big?

[Sunnyflorida]

“come ashore in a way that minimizes (given the situation) the surge”

That would be fast. Where I live we have wind tides (i.e. surge) all the friggen time. Two days of steady SW 15 will pile water up over my dock. 100 MPH for two hours does nothing.

[Aquamarine]

Gustav is hitting Cuba now.

http://images.intellicast.com/WeatherImg/SatelliteLoop/hifloat5_None_anim.gif

http://images.intellicast.com/WeatherImg/SatelliteLoop/hifloat6_None_anim.gif

[rodguy911]

I agree, but I don’t think the locals there will go for it.

[PapaBear3625]

I hope you are already on the road by now, because at this point the roads are probably clogged

[rodguy911]

I'm not positive but sometime if you pay by credit card you can take the matter up with your card holders(visa, MasterCard) and get some relief that way.

[Sunnyflorida]

‘I agree, but I don’t think the locals there will go for it.”

Yep, taxes.

[rodguy911]

I gotcha, how risky a trade is that? Is it likely that the gas can be shipped in from elsewhere?

[Aquamarine]

Sorry, the links were acive on preview. I'll try again.

Infrared Satellite

Visible Satellite Loop

[lainie]

I saw a floater for that last night. Do you know, there are some libs out there who actually said they hope a Gustav hit will coincide with the convention, just so people can see the gladhanding that goes on with republicans while people are in an emergency? I saw them myself. I would not be surprised at all to see the RNC postpone. Floridians didn't scream that the DNC should postpone because Fay left them with flood aftermath, but newspapers will shout that McCain, Palin and Bush are out of touch and "partying while New Orleans drowns."

[dirtboy]

Rita passed well south of NOLA. But she was so big, and passed at an angle of 285 to the south, that she pushed enough surge into NOLA to re-flood the city.

[rodguy911]

Whoa that last wobble was almost due north!Big and bold!

[rodguy911]

Wow talk about excellent quality links! Really good.

[rodguy911]

I am really apprehensive about the surge on this thing it could be huge.

[Aquamarine]

It was like it bounced of the Island of Youth (think that’s the name). Now it has nowhere to go but across land.

[lonestar]

I'm sorry but better there than here. (E TX)

I was an evacuee for 4 weeks after Rita. Everywhere I went and spent $$, I was "contributing to a Katrina victim." It really started to rub us the wrong way...we couldn't live in our house either!...and our damage was done by Mother Nature and NOT the fault of decades of corrupt LA politicians and government.

Katrina really hit MS...my heart bled for those people!