[commish]

Hello all. Sorry I have been absent for so long. Work Work Work.

Well katrina looks like the one we have all been waiting -- DREADING -- for. She is a monster. 160 MPH and still deepening. The Eye is still 30 Miles wide and will do nothing but shrink and intensify.

She has perfect conditions in front of her. No shear, 90 MPH water, and due to all the rain in the SE a nice soupy atmosphere with very little dry air.

I fear this storm people. Central Pressure is 908 MB. Camille was 905 when she hit, Andrew was 922. Think about that.

If you live anywhere from souther LA to Pensacola -- GET OUT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NautiNurse]

Great to have you check in here with us!

Andrew was a very compact storm--this one is a monster.

[4everontheRight]

Morning everyone.....I am behind on this today. I wasn't feeling so hot last night so I went to bed about 11....WOW! I am waking up to a cat 5 and I am worried sick about my family. My sister lives in Hancock Cty MS and is evacuating this morning to Jasper Cty which I don't think is far enough away. My dad is in Long Beach and is moving up to Hattiesburg today. Anyone got word on how these areas will be affected?
Sorry if this has already been batted around...I am still feeling kinda loopy this morning.

[eastforker]

This storm has been steadily moving west/nw. I f she does not make a decidedly strong turn to the north Texans had better watch out. At the begining of last week she was predicted to go into the Florida panhandle or even the west Florida coast then moved west lanfall ever so slightly. The forecasters refused to discuss the possibility that this storm could travel further west. No wonder so many people ignore the forcasters.