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Posted on 08/26/2005 10:25:04 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Katrina continues to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico. Currently, the forecast models are converging upon New Orleans. However, all interests in the northern Gulf of Mexico should follow the path of this storm, and be prepared for a major hurricane landfall. Throughout Friday, the official track forecasts moved west, as Hurricane Katrina delayed making the anticipated northwest turn.
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
Katrina Track Forecast Archive Nice loop of each NHC forecast track for both three and five day
Forecast Models
Alternate Hurricane Models via Skeetobite
Buoy Data Florida
Bouy Data Louisiana/Mississippi
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Ft. Polk, LA Long Range Radar Loop
Northwest Florida Long Range Radar
Storm Floater IR Loop
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Other Resources:
Hurricane Wind Risk Very informative tables showing inland wind potential by hurricane strength and forward motion
Central Florida Hurricane Center
Hurricane City
Crown Weather Tropical Website Offers a variety of storm info, with some nice track graphics
Live streaming:
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WWL-TV New Orleans: mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_wwltv
HurricaneCity.com: http://hurricanecity.com/live.ram
WTSP-TV Tampa: mms://wmbcast.gannett.speedera.net/wmbcast.gannett/wmbcast_gannett_jan032005_0856_78183
WKRG-TV Mobile mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_jul072005_1144_93320
Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12
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 |
I have always heard nutria and SPAM is good, but it's a bitch to cook properly.
Did I hear the nutria are big enough to eat small pets?
SAT...huge blowup around both the "big wide eye" and the smaller one....who knows what this will look like by morning
I just did a search on the Marriott website for hotels in Nashville, Memphis, Birmingham, and Jackson MS.
Nashville and Birmingham have plenty of hotels with rooms. Memphis only has 2 Marriott properties with rooms still available. Jackson, MS was booked solid.
It's like Gunny R. Lee Ermy said once, "There ain't nothing Louisiana Hot Sauce can't fix."
Sure soudned it to me.
I see the inreased convection. She's still be moving due west too.
When I visited several years ago, my recollection is that they were having a competition for the best nutria recipe, since as you said they breed prodigiously.
Apparently, they have not caught on as a delicacy.
Check this link out, I guess they do eat the dang things:
Louisiana Nutria Recipe
Chef Philippe Parola Commandeur des Cordon Bleu de France
http://www.lacoast.gov/watermarks/2000b-06/3recipe/
It has not strenghtened much if any, but it is growing so big that any dry air intrusion may not weaken it much at this point. This is not a tiny system.
On the other hand, it means it takes longer to get organized, but it has plenty of time to grow stronger, and since its cycle would be slower than a tight, small storm, I am concerned this thing may be on the strengthening phase as it comes in or just entering an ERC....
amaing convection increase the past 30-40 minutes..put the vis in motion and infrared too
Yeah, those Pierre Part cajuns would probably eat them.
Camille, with monstrous winds of over 200 mph, should be very close to the top of any hurricane list, if not at the top.
based on the track overlay on the NHC sat link, it looks like it pretty much is following the NHC track.
Not good news.
We should start seeing a turn in maybe 3-4 hours.
I really don't expect traffic to get horrible until tomorrow, when it's already far too late to try to get out.
Weather Channel guy said folks in NO should evacuate by tonight because tomorrow morning would be "too late".
Thank you Torie. My blood pressure went up just looking at that abominable thing. Where is it anyway? One more place in the world that I do not want to visit.
The force of a storm is measured by SUSTAINED winds, not gusts. To get a idea of what sustained winds of 70 mph feel like, roll down your window while driving. Gusts push through with even higher. You can lean forward into 80 mph wind and not fall down.
This is going to be bad.
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