Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III

NHC-NOAA ^ | 27 August 2005 | NHC-NOAA

[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

Images:

New Orleans/Baton Rouge Experimental Radar Subject to delays and outages - and well worth the wait

Mobile Long Range Radar Loop

New Orleans/Baton Rouge Radar

Ft. Polk, LA Long Range Radar Loop

Northwest Florida Long Range Radar

Storm Floater IR Loop
Storm Floater Still & Loop Options
Color Enhanced IR Loop

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:

WFOR-TV Miami: http://dayport.wm.llnwd.net/dayport_0025_live
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

[foobeca]

absurd, that is. Wish I could edit comments here....

[section9]

Just reporting in. Still out of power in my house and computer in Sunrise. Reporting from a hotel in Coral Springs. Everyone okay. How and ever, praying for everyone in the Panhandle. Despite the nagging bs of the power outages, we are getting off easy compared to the folks up in the Pensacola area.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[Strategerist]

There's no specified schedule for Eyewall Replacements but it could be setting up to be replacing an Eyewall right at landfall.

[Types_with_Fist]

Wow. You got me thinking of all my favorite places down there, Jackson Square, Pat O's and that wonderful little place that makes the beignets and great coffee. They are all in the most vulnerable area right along the river at its highest point.

[Arizona]

Just curious - where do they evacuate all those hospitalized folks TO?

[NautiNurse]

If you have something worthwhile to post here--please contribute. Otherwise, the cliche garbage is immature, useless, and clutters up way too many threads.

[Dog Gone]

No, I'm in the Houston area now. I used to live in Louisiana and always wanted to experience a hurricane. My wish came true 13 years ago when I was living there and the eye of Andrew came three miles from my house and tree limbs broke the brick exterior.

And Andrew was only a Cat 3 storm (probably only Cat 2 when I got the worst of it).

[Diddle E. Squat]

Those reporters will likely all be fine. They are going to set up in buildings that have floors higher than the worst case flood/surge. Just will be miserable, though there is always the risk of a blown roof, flying debris, tornadoes.

[beyond the sea]

check out the Sat now its really exploding

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where to check it out?

[NautiNurse]

Thank you for checking in! Glad to know you are safe. Take care.

[JellyJam]

Is Katrina getting bigger?! We're still getting rain bands all the way to here in Sarasota. She's massive.

[LibSnubber]

that wonderful little place that makes the beignets and great coffee...

Cafe DuMonde, yummm

[SE Mom]

Yeah...he's got his hands full...they've got a great team...but it's a monumental job..he will keep me updated...and I'll pass it on here.

Just heard it's 385 miles southeast of Miss River...

[trillabodilla]

Cafe Du Monde

[mewzilla]

More FNC quality at work. And of course no one has ever survived living out of their car for a couple of days...

Well, depending on how poor they are, Did, they may not have a car.

I also worry about any elderly who may be too frightened or physically unable to evac. I hope NO has made provisions for those folks.

[Types_with_Fist]

...and always wanted to experience a hurricane.

I've experienced a few. It's highly overrated...:-)

I remember talking to a good friend of mine after Andrew ... a Texas native (He got almost the direct hit in Terrebonne Parish and I was living in California at the time). Naturally, he tried to make it sound like it was nothing. His wife got on the extension and told him to quit lying because he had been "scared to death." LOL!

[SE Mom]

Excellent question! I will ask him when I next hear from him..

[Gabz]

Thank you for the info.

That is a plus at this point. From the POV of evacuation plans.

I was only curious as my husband and I were both noting the horrendous bumbper to bumper north bound traffic on our way home from shopping this afternoon. The weather is rotten here this weekend so I just assumed it was normal get home early tourists coming up from the Outer Banks (most plates were from NJ, PA, NY, MD, and places north)..but hybby opined folks concerned about the Katrina.

[XRdsRev]

New Jersey here.

All of you in the threatened region are in our prayers. Please be safe and I sincerely hope that we can look back on this later and say it was much ado about nothing.

[Types_with_Fist]

Thanks! I couldn't remember the name. It's been a while.