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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 |
Actually, I was surprised to hear the Mayor say that if the storm hits, the levees will not hold.
God Bless...
CNN: Bush to make remarks on Katrina at noon est.
Plus that...this is MUCH bigger than Camille...will cover more territory. Even if the winds come down to ONLY 130ish..we are going to watch history..
The president is going to be busy. He's speaking at noon about Katrina.
So much for his vacation.
"Heard the NO mayor say that he "knew President Bush would send us everything we need."
I rest my case.
It has been talked about, most recently by the NO mayor on CNN a couple of minutes ago. The Weather Channel has had a map of where the offshore drilling is in the Gulf for several days now.
You have done a good job both here and at Eastern US Wx. You have been right all along.
When I think of the children that will be caught in this thing...it makes me queezy. :(
Prayers sent your way. +
alot of people have been on these threads for 2 days now, pointing out that not enough was being done early enough to get the evacuations going. you can't just ask everyone to make this decision on their own, government leaders have responsibilities in this area. the computer models have shown good convergence for 24+ hours for a new orleans hit.
When was the last time ClearBlueSky posted?
Wonder what he is going to say... we may need to start releasing oil reserves soon.
He couldn't be that dumb.
Looking at the graphics in 1702 and 1703, it reminded me of the way Isabel looked; and remember that right before she came ashore, she "pancaked" and covered a MUCH wider area.
That eye looks mighty close to "stadium effect" to me; this is going to be devastating.
WWL reporting the swath of 150+ mph wind would be around 35 miles wide, the middle 20 miles would "only" have to deal with the north and south eyewall. Traffic improving along secondary routes (Airline-especially). Left lanes on I-10 west open all the way to BR; right lanes diverted up I-55 to the northshore.
I'm not sure the Governor has a clue. I've seen traffic going normally on WDSU's feed. At least Governor Riley in Alabama ordered I-65 South to be closed and used in addition to the other lanes as an evacuation route. Traffic should not be going both directions right now!
I wonder if they will be able to have any kind of video (unmanned of course) of the storm surge hitting the levees, to see if they are going to hold, as this thing comes in.
yup , comfortable in the knowledge that he's positioned to BLAME BUSH!!!
Here in Florida, supposedly if you build to Miami/Dade code, and take precautions like boarding windows, etc. your home can withstand a Cat 4. Now that's never been tested yet, at least that I know of, but that's what they say.
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