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Posted on 08/28/2005 2:38:16 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Extremely dangerous Hurricane Katrina is bearing down on the North Central Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans metro area. Thousands of people did not evacuate New Orleans. Outer bands of Katrina are reaching the Louisiana coast.
Due to the size and intensity of this storm, all interests in the North Gulf of Mexico should be in their safe locations.
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:
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
WKRG-TV/DT Mobile (WMP) - mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518
| 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 |
Bastardi very confrontational right now.
He's pretty funny... but he sounds like he knows hurricanes...
Dont know. Just flipped to see something different than the same stories FOX has been repeating.
Guy saying at about midnight it looks like a million will have left NO.
Yep, and good architects do not design buildings that are impossible to engineer. (Thinking of Paul Rudolph here... his buildings drove everyone nuts, always leaked, and the finger-pointing would go on forever!)
Bastardi also stated this is the THIRD worst hurricane ever recorded...when it weakens, what's it going to? #7 worst out of thousands??...
He's AWESOME!!
What a horrible thing to say! Why are you even bothering to read this thread?
He has had one hell of a Doomsday prediction for a Hurricane of this magnitude.
He says that it will take 6 months just to pump out the city, IF it fills up with water..
He had predicted a loss of 40,000 lives with a Force 5. I pray he is not even close.
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Okay that does it! I'm switching from gatorade to gasoline...I don't think it will taste as good though...
NeverGore :^)
PS...I guess these folks have never heard of "poon tang". LOL
Y'all, I would listen to Bastardi if I were you. He's been right on several weather events in the Raleigh area when everybody else said something different and they ended up being wrong.
What, he wants to argue with the hurricane?
Replying a bit late (finally saw it on CNN), but it looks like they should clear out before hurricane-force winds hit. Whether or not they'll get hit by tornadoes, that's another question.
Is it just me, or is Bastardi (on FNC) pretty dang irritated about something? He sounds like he'd like to snap Hemmer's neck. lol
It's just his manner.
It does feel much more serious.
That lady will be doing God's work tonight, spreading His word. Wouldn't it be scary to not have that faith?
I wish they could send about 2" of that up here to central Nebraska every day for the next week!No need for the wind and tornados, but we certainly could use the rain!
Sounds more like Ted Nugent than John Fogerty to me (smile)
You have to give him half of whatever you tell him about ;) . So if you have a 12 oz bag tell him it's 8 oz and give him half of that (4 oz). After all, you were the one who bought them and cared for them until you ate them and so you are entitled to a cut of them off the top :lol:.
LQ
God bless em all.
Bastardi knows the weather, period.
Bellingham, Wa, gets supertankers all the time.
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