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Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
NOAA - NHC ^ | 28 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

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

Mobile Long Range Radar Loop

New Orleans/Baton Rouge Radar

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; livehurricanekatrina; tropical
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To: Gabz

let me tell y'all, I am in Islamorada in the Fla Keys and we got enough of this momma the other night with tropical storm winds. This storm has been a mess from the get-go and the forecasters really screwed up their initial projections, leaving most of us here caught with our shutters off and no preparation to speak of. Luckily it didn't give us a direct hit but I feel such a hopeless feeling for these poor people in the path. They have nooooooo idea what they are in for. After I see what this storm does I may be moving to Cleveland.

LBelle


1,901 posted on 08/28/2005 6:14:22 PM PDT by LBelle
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To: Rainmist

Jackie is back on. She is the most lovely woman with the most upbeat attitude. Bless her. I wish more folks were like her.


1,902 posted on 08/28/2005 6:14:26 PM PDT by Peach (South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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To: NautiNurse

Doesn't the eye look like an outie belly button ?!?


1,903 posted on 08/28/2005 6:14:38 PM PDT by Rainmist (God bless everyone in Katrina's path ...)
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To: southernnorthcarolina

Hello......

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200513.html


1,904 posted on 08/28/2005 6:14:47 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Abigail Adams
WWL, CBS in NO
1,905 posted on 08/28/2005 6:14:50 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Cindy Sheehan: "All You Are Saying Is Give APPEASEMENT A Chance!")
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To: Fudd Fan

This lady that Jeff keeps interviewing needs her own show..she is a hoot...not a complaint from her, OH, NO!...

Jackie is her name...she is a terrific sounding lady!!


1,906 posted on 08/28/2005 6:15:01 PM PDT by Txsleuth (Arlington Texas --- Next home of the Dallas Cowboys...going more broke every second.)
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To: HuronMan

They always say that if you're taking shelter from a tornado you shouldn't be anywhere there is a large span roof . . . the wind speeds might not be as high as tornados in this case, but will last much, much longer!


1,907 posted on 08/28/2005 6:15:07 PM PDT by homemom ("You can't abandon the "excellent" in your quest for the "perfect." Zell Miller on H&C 8/10/05)
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To: maquiladora

"All that was missing from his opening statement was a mention of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse."

"LMAO"

LMAO, I'm not. Many of gods people will die tonight, it is the most somber of times.

Lurker


1,908 posted on 08/28/2005 6:15:12 PM PDT by Lurker 50001
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To: buccaneer81

This "Jackie" woman has an incredible attitude. I hope she comes out of this okay. All of them actually, but the human interest stories always tug at you a little harder.


1,909 posted on 08/28/2005 6:15:13 PM PDT by Tall_Texan (Visit Club Gitmo - The World's Only Air-Conditioned Gulag.)
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To: antivenom

Look I agree for years when crude was at fourteen or fifteen dollars a barrel and the oil companies needed twenty to even make any profit that the consumer was very lucky. I also, feel that even with the prices that we have today that fuel is still a pretty good bargin.

BTW I come from a long line of oil people, starting with my Grandfather who owned an oil lease at Nocona, Texas, in the early part of the century. My brother was a VP with Phillips, and one of our boys bought jet fuel for FED EX, so I am not totally unsympatic.


1,910 posted on 08/28/2005 6:15:13 PM PDT by Coldwater Creek ("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
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To: sageb1
I disagree ... Geraldo is a hoot because he is soooo camp and everyone knows it. You know it is going to be comedy when he is on and as long as you expect it, he has me ROFL. It it the other guys like Chrissy who are trying to be so serious that I can't take.
1,911 posted on 08/28/2005 6:15:17 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Freedom of speech makes it much easier to spot the idiots." [Jay Lessig, 2/7/2005])
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To: Txsleuth

Wouldn't you THINK that they would have a doctors and meds at the Superdome????? I mean, COME ON!


1,912 posted on 08/28/2005 6:15:36 PM PDT by bonfire (dwindler)
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To: Ellesu

they don't even search people like this when they enter the superdome - for the Super Bowl itself. I can see bag searches, but frisking them too? no wonder it is taking so long to get them in there, these poor people must be collapsing from standing there for hours.


1,913 posted on 08/28/2005 6:15:39 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: Peach

There are millions and millions of people like her across the USA. They are the people who make us a great nation.


1,914 posted on 08/28/2005 6:15:54 PM PDT by cicero's_son
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To: antivenom
Look I agree for years when crude was at fourteen or fifteen dollars a barrel and the oil companies needed twenty to even make any profit that the consumer was very lucky. I also, feel that even with the prices that we have today that fuel is still a pretty good bargain.

BTW I come from a long line of oil people, starting with my Grandfather who owned an oil lease at Nocona, Texas, in the early part of the century. My brother was a VP with Phillips, and one of our boys bought jet fuel for FED EX, so I am not totally unsympathetic.
1,915 posted on 08/28/2005 6:16:01 PM PDT by Coldwater Creek ("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
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To: GRRRRR

The street cam at Fat Harry's is still on. NOt very windy either.


1,916 posted on 08/28/2005 6:16:03 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Mmmmmmm! Mmmmmmm! Good!)
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To: mabelkitty

Isn't that poster up north in Ascension?


1,917 posted on 08/28/2005 6:16:09 PM PDT by Torie
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To: oceanview

Jackie asked the reporter more than once to hold her scissors.ROFL.


1,918 posted on 08/28/2005 6:16:09 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: bonfire

"He had NO IDEA WHO SHEP WAS!!!"

Either that, or he didn't understand what you were saying.


1,919 posted on 08/28/2005 6:16:11 PM PDT by mjtobias
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To: All

Matthews is trying to put himself in the story at every opportunity - HE was at the convention when Bush's father yada yada


1,920 posted on 08/28/2005 6:16:27 PM PDT by LadyBuzz
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