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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 |
They should put things in the hand of that military guy in the background over these people.
Looking at weather updates, and hurricane warnings, hard to fathom from Midwesterner's point.
God speed, all of you down there.
Prayers sent.
I just gave away my copy of a book about M*A*S*H to my brother.
Gridlock. What a mess.
Well someone had to do it! But how shocking is it that Bush had to pull the trigger on this. What kind of public officials are they dealing with down there? Yikes. Col's up now to talk about traffic.
OMG--thank you for a much needed chuckle!
And she also looked like she was ready to cry. She's in way over her head.
That's an understatement. Forrest Gump would have handled this better.
Hey, it's breakfast time on the west coast.
new recon..pressure down to 907mb now..fell 1 MB ..flight level winds of 166 knots...thats should be 170-175 MPH at the surface!!!
FWIW I mentioned the hurrican Thursday to a co-worker and he scofed at the small size of it and said it'll hit Georgia-Florida and not us.
Looking at the path, few would thave thought NO would get sacked on Friday. Hell, my job involved repairing utilities post-storms and my boss didn't even put us into storm mode till Saturday. My truck normally shoudl be fueled and parked on high ground for post-storm repair. Now it's sitting in it's usually low spot almost out of gas because no one else had a key.
Either way I'll be working 12 hr days for 13 days straight (1 day off every 14th day per union regs or penalty pay) for the next month.
"Do they think they can survive 10 weeks in a high rise building?"
no electricity .. no AC, no elevator, probably windows that don't open .. not a good scenario.
He was by a hotel and guess it's some kind of seawall or something. I saw waves spilling a bit over the edge. Spilling a bit now but later will be a few feet under probably!
You and me both...
Weather going to get bad around 5:00 today. Can't imagine sitting in gridlocked traffic, in the rain and wind, worrying.
I got the distinct impression that if Bush had not called, they would not have ordered a mandatory evac.
I will certainly monitor throughout the day.
One of my students from last school year's class has family in New Orleans.
Good luck.
Oh--you mean there is more to being a governor than cocktail parties and social engagements?
Okay, these people are real eggheads, the first feeder bands are coming on shore and now they demand mandatory evacuations?
http://www.forgotston.com/misery.html
Explains a lot...
I am just sick. We are going to witness the worst natural disaster in American history and there's not a damn thing we can do about it.
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