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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 |
Thank you - I wasn't really sure I heard that correctly.
Scary, definitely scary.
The NO officials are moving so slowly. Once again, reactive rather than proactive.
No way! That person drank way too many hurricanes last night. Still drunk.
Me too. You can hear the gravity of this in the tone of speaking, I think. They know their city will be gone. I wonder where the station is located.
Truer words were never spoken (written)!
Good morning, FRiends. Although we're over in Lafayette, both my husband's and my families (as well as all our friends) live in the Greater New Orleans area. Our hometown seems on the brink of total destruction. To say I'm upset and scared is an understatement.
For those of you who are of the praying-persuasion, I've posted a Prayer Against Storms on my homepage. It's an old, Catholic prayer - but you don't have to necessarily be Catholic to pray it. Anyone so inclined, please take one minute and join me in saying it. It is a POWERFUL prayer if said with faith. I truly believe only God can save New Orleans now, and while it won't make this beast go away - it may be enough to help in someway. Only God knows. All I know is that "with God, all things are possible." Thank you.
Good job by the idiot studio gal and local reporter on Fox News.
"Do you see any police presence, or is it pretty deserted?"
"Oh, I don't really see any police."
Nice job of making a situation potentially even worse, when there was no reason at all to do so.
But the insufferable anchor on CNN is even worse.
The dude was a Yankees fan, btw. ;OD
Unfortunately the storm exhibits the characteristics of an "annular" hurricane (also known as a "Dounut" or "Truck Tire"...large eye, featureless CDO without bands, etc.
Such storms maintain their intensity much longer; also, wider storms in general take longer to weaken.
Fox news is interviewing a poor jerk tourist from NY, who is saying he is STAYING
"We don't have things like this in New York and New Jersey, I hope I survive. The greatest catastrophe was the Titanic in 1969, and people survived. I guess it's just part of the will power?!"
...I don't know what the guy is smoking, may he RIP..but 1969????
Rumor mill says New Orleans keeps about 10K body bags for times like this.
YEP..looks like isabel
AMEN
LOL He was wearing beads and a Yankees cap.
People are just showing up at the dome and being told to wait outside. Homeless etc. and demanding to be let in saying they have no place to go and are afraid. Mayor says for special medical needs as of now. They have got to do something with these people.
Did you all just hear the emerg mngt guy in JACKSON, MS??? Yikes...he's talking about the damge Jackson will sustain..that's WAY inland..he said EVERYONE in the path even that far inland is going to experience hurricane winds. If it's a cat 5 in the middle..it will be a cat 4, 3, 2 etc further out. All those levees...not just in NO.
I've been watching that buoy, 42003, on the NDBC and wondered if that's what happened.
#42003 stopped reporting? Oh my...we were following that one last night.
I have been in the eye of a cat 3 hurricane. It is like being in the rage of God. And that one was a minimum cat 3 at that. Prayers sent.
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