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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 |
Think they are just transfering broadcast facilities.
To Jackson.
Um, is it just me, or does anyone else see a face in the white part to the left of the Eye on the main pic on Drudge?
Maybe I've been watching TV today too much... yeah, that must be it...
The radar loop over Max Mayfield's shoulder shows the eye is contracting and also moving more northward than westward.
I'm going to set to record FNC for landfall around 6 a.m. and a few hours afterwards to see how it came out.
"Matthews is doing just that, saying, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, which is why Chris was brought in."
Liberal spinners. Guess it's too much to ask of Chrissy to say Blanco, Blanco, Blanco, Nagin, Nagin, Nagin.
And I live in NJ!
lol!
GERALDO’s opening got me running to the store for canned goods.
Bigfoot?
Wind gusts at 40 MPH in Baton Rouge.
By the way, I finished the book and it is excellent!
>> He's an anchor person I believe.
No offense, but Brian Williams is a left-wing propagandist. He is very subtle so the naive will believe him. Those who have his number (and we are growing) can see his bias clearly.
Is that Geraldo? LOL.
Yeah, he was reading that NOAA report...but the way he said it...!
I'm looking at that radar map behind Max Mayfield - I still see it moving west.
I'm still trying to catch up the thread, but unfortunately, Geraldo is on. His voice makes me physically ill.
Come on down to Roseburg, 2.74 gal with no, count them, no lines. I guess it is the extra 100 miles the trucks have to drive to get here, at least that is what they tell us. :)
You're right.
The man is a nitwit - Chris is trying to compare this to the tsunami
I think I'd be hunting me some Cajun's who "know" how to maneuver a pirogue. Forget a car. In fact, at this point those cajun's on those bayous may well know best.
Latest IF image...unbelievable!!
http://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/post-goes
Fox loses credibility every time the put him on.
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