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Posted on 08/27/2005 8:05:55 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane warnings and watches are posted. Hurricane Katrina continues to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico. The forecast models continue to converge upon New Orleans. However, all interests in the northern Gulf of Mexico should follow the path of this very large and dangerous storm, and be prepared for a major hurricane landfall. There have been reports of coastal animals leaving in droves for higher ground. Meanwhile, New Orleans continues to suggest that residents evacuate.
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
Bouy Data Louisiana/Mississippi
Buoy Data Florida
Images:
New Orleans/Baton Rouge Experimental Radar Subject to delays and outages - and well worth the wait
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
New Orleans Web Cams Loads of web cam sites here. The sites have been very slow due to high traffic
New Orleans Music Online Couldn't resist--love that jazz
Golden Triangle Weather Page Nice Beaumont weather site with lots of tracks and graphics
Hurricane City
Crown Weather Tropical Website Offers a variety of storm info, with some nice track graphics
Live streaming:
copy/paste into player:
WWL-TV/DT New Orleans (WMP) - mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_wwltv
WVTM-TV/DT Birmingham (WMP) - mms://a1256.l1289835255.c12898.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1256/12898/v0001/reflector:35255
WDSU-TV/DT New Orleans (WMP) - http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38202.asx
Hurricane City (Real Player) - http://hurricanecity.com/live.ram
ABCNews Now (Real Player) - http://reallive.stream.aol.com/ramgen/redundant/abc/now_hi.rm
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
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 |
"My houseguests from Houston are supposed to be leaving today. Maybe I'll just follow them home. Of course, the normally 4-hour drive will probably take 20 hours with all the traffic."
You'd be wise to do so. I think the forecasters are off on the timing of the landfall. All week I kept waking up at 4a.m. Something about early a.m. when people are "generally" asleep. Keep your weather alert radios near by, the kind that go off like an alarm clock.
They will get clients one way or another.
They will never be able to do it. When I spoke with my sister yesterday (lives in MS/works in LA) she said they still had guys out doing construction on the I10/610 connection. She said it was making the traffic flow a real mess. I mean come on! These guys are out there laying asphalt and it won't even be there on Tuesday!
Thank you! It is tempting to head to Waco as there is a circus in town!! : )
Hope the mayor has enough grave sites to put people afterwards. Stupid, stupid, stupid!
Why wait an hour? Say what you have to say now!
"It's a bit scary"
yes, it really is. Those poor people, I can only pray for them, too far away to offer shelter.
Not only is he a damn fool, he is a damn criminal fool.
What does a mandatory evacuation look like? Round folks up at gunpoint and load them on cattle cars? Not a wisecrack, in line with my recently announced policy on this thread.
What does the mayor actually DO under a mandatory evacuation. And why is he waiting until 10:00?
FWIW, the 06Z GFDL has made the largest shift of a respectable model in the last 24 hours...not a very large one in the typical grand scheme of things, but it misses NO to the east and hits central Mississippi.....
Then we have those who are clueless about their "fate", who will stay on..shudder.
Looting seemed to be a major concern with the Mayor..LOL. It's all going to be floating anyway. WTH should anyone care about "stuff"?
sw
"The Superdome is the shelter of last resort" - Mayor of NO on WWL-TV. "Even if we round up the buses, where do we send people?"
"others who said they've "been through this before and it never happens".
Shades of Titanic passengers who said, "they've been on many cruises before and this never happens."
sw
That's a very sobering thought. I'm off to go to walk and go to church. Let's all pray because that's all we really have.
He's prolly waiting for the engines to warm up, and all his possessions to be loaded onto his flight out of Dodge immediately following the presser.
For God's sake, the place is BELOW sea level. Insanity. Death wish.
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