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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 |
Send body bags now.....they're going to need quite a few.
Mayor Ray said "awesome" in response to hearing the winds are now 175 mph. He also said to fill your bathtub. I beleive everyone's will be filled by Mother Nature.
yup , just picture[in yer mind's eye] thousands of dyfunctional types in the Superdome for days without their prefered "substance of abuse" , the mayor stated no weapons,!!,... yeah,right, what,everyone gets screened going into the Superdome with a "wand"??
Oh yea – but being about 40 miles from the ocean, a mile from the James River and about 2 miles from the York River it shouldn’t be too bad (I hope).
Oliver Thomas, city councilman . One of Morial's old cronies, i beleive.
Go Here
http://www.nd.edu/%7Eadcirc/pam.htm
right click the pictures and click play to see a projection of what happens to NOLA
If this is near accurate, Nawlins is GONE!
Lucky you :) I'm only 9miles inland - from both the Chesapake and the Atlantic!
I'm in utter stunned shock over the incompetence of the LA officials.
They've been in "cover their ass" mode for at least 24 hours. The legalism, dragging their feet, and noticeably mentioning that the President ordered the mandatory evac was so that if the cane misses enough that there isn't the catastrophic damage, they can pass the buck and blame to him for the massive looting that will occur. Trying to avoid a political backlash from a constituency that if spared will bitch instead of consider themselves lucky.
50% drawl 50% idiot
The actions of NO "town fathers" during the flood of 1927 are very instructive. Press gangs, dynamiting levees upstream in the dead of night so "somebody else" is wiped out, etc... The book, "The Rising Tide" is a good read.
They opened the contraflow lanes at 4PM yesterday. You just can't see it from those video cam views.
And that's fourteen hours till the (current) 170+ winds hit. How much shorter until winds that work against evacuation come on shore? I can't begin to tell you how disgusted I am with that mayor and governor.
CNN...think of it as a giant F3 tornado. All the news channels going into extended coverage now.
Does anyone have cajun girl's location?
my god it's a cat 5++++ latest makes it 190 MPH at landfall with a 150 mile hurrican wind swarth
Sickest feeling in the pit of my stomach .... they're describing the Doom's Day scenario ....and the clock is ticking too fast for all that's left to be done. I wish they'd just end it now and GET MOVING! These people truly need God's mercy.
THat's everything
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