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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 |
A storm surge on or near a full moon would be the worst. I think that's what happened in the Blizzard of 93.
It is flight level, but it's also in the SE quad... winds are probably stronger in the NE quad.
More often than not, my german shepherd headed for the bathtub also. Invariably, it was a thunderstorm headed our way. With their hearing, he knew it long before I did.
Have they been to the NE quad yet on this run?
NOW a CAT 4!
That's almost as scary as having a cat4 hurricane bearing down on you. :(
I suppose you're going to have to deal with floating bodies of the dead ( buried prior to Katrina).
They'll be picking bodies out of trees having to do a test to see if they were already embalmed.
"No, the media says they are 13 feet"
I thought I heard they were 15 feet but have settled to more like 13 feet.
Weather Channel says it is being pumped up to a CAT4
I have lots of help. Good night all.
Roger that.
Not sure, but I see a met posted on easternuswx.com that a special adv will be out shortly, upping winds to 145mph.
Sorry projecting on myself.I have no clue who this woman is.
I tend to agree.
145 MPH winds gusts over 170.
CATEGORY FOUR NOW!
Good Lord in Heaven. This thing has all day tomorrow and nothing but warm water in front of it to get to Cat5. GEEZ!
This is like watching a slow train wreck. You see the car on the tracks... you see the train coming... and there's nothing you can do.
I hope everyone in the New Orleans area is packing up tonight preparing to leave, if they haven't already. This is getting scary.
Prayers for all those in the path of Katrina.
The atlantic is about 86 up here right now.......as is the Chesapeake - I don't know the temp of the Delaware, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's in the 80s as well.
Could it sustain a Cat5? I have no idea. But even a minimal 1 coming up either Bay would do horrendous damage, not just on the shores, but inland because of all the tributasries and rivers off of both bays.
Told you guys earlier...I'm predicting Cat 5 on this monster.
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