Posted on 08/24/2005 6:20:56 AM PDT by NautiNurse
The twelfth tropical storm of the 2005 hurricane season is named Katrina. The following links are self-updating.
Public Advisory Currently published every 3 hours 5A, 8A, 11A, 2P, etc. ET
NHC Discussion Published every six hours 6A, 11A, 6P, 11P
Three Day Forecast Track
Five Day Forecast Track
Navy Storm Track
TD 12 Track Forecast Archive
Forecast Models
Buoy Data SE Florida
Images:
Storm Floater IR Loop
Storm Floater Still & Loop Options
Color Enhanced IR Loop
Other Resources:
Florida East Coast Surf Reports Lots of great info here, including surf cams
Central Florida Hurricane Center
Hurricane City
| 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 |
Here we go again. I got so tired, last year, of bringing all of the yard stuff inside! And, already the fraidy cat dog is hiding under the bed!
susie
A parking lot full of people who shouldn't have driver's licenses!
susie
This one is making me miss an actual job interview! Perhaps it's God's will that I not go back to work!!
susie
Sounds like where I used to work. Even my wife referred to me as Dr. N. Theknow. Said I must be a proctologist because I work with a bunch of assholes.
This is a good site:
http://www.skeetobiteweather.com/
She's fatter now????
(o: Kidding she is a cutie.
You guys in Florida be careful. Looks like this is moving in pretty fast. Thanks NN for the ping!
Where are you in Central Florida?
We are going down to look at houses.
"Texas needs rain" she said hopefully. ~sigh~
I am about 20 miles north of Orlando. The rain will be heavy Saturday per the weather.
HERE IS ANOTHER GOOD SITE:
http://tsr.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/
Needing rain is one thing...............
Terrible thing to say to you folks that need rain - but to be perfectly honest, it'the very LAST thing on earth we need right now....at least this particular "type" of rain.
My poor husband is going crazy...he was not finished cutting grass from the last batch of rain we had - and then it rained again all day Tuesday...
They are so understanding.
Weather forecast today for Orlando and Central Fla. per WFTV: Very Breezy. Brief downpours.//Weekend: Heavy rain and isolated tornadoes. Minor wind damage in Brevard County predicted.
Good luck.
In Texas a minimal hurricane or a tropical storm is a good thing. The people along the coast line must deal with the wind and tides and that can be bad, but then the arid parts of Texas and northern Mexico get watered. The tanks are filled, the aquifers are filled and the streams run clear. Life is renewed, it is natures way.
OBTW, Bastardi has missed plenty of his predictions...the last cane that hit Mexico was suppose to hit NC...per Bastardi. LOL... ;o)
What you are saying does make sense. Living near the coast, I guess I tend to forget that sometimes these things can be good in some ways to some people........OTOH - some people no where near a coast got hurt pretty bad from some of those 'canes last year.
But as you say - it is nature's way and about all we can do about it is be prepared, and pray.
That's funny..............but could prove to be dangerous to some folks.
Starting to see an eye on the satellite photos.
I just heard that on MSNBC and remembered that you had said that!
We need our own TV channel!
Ya gotta look at post 158 first, that's the same cat.
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