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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 |
Yes. I will. I'm online with them now but, I'm sure, they will lose power fairly soon.
"And it was the president, I firmly believe, who finally convinced that idiot Mayor to issue a mandatory evacuation."
W/o even knowing his name or seeing his face, I know this major must be a complete moron when I heard him on the radio tonight.
"A hurricane...is an efficent way to disperse heat through the planet and then out into space".
So more hurricanes means the planet is warming up?
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Not necessarily. But it doesn mean that the average energy, or heat, flow to the oceans (from Sol) is increasing. How it is accumulating is the debate on global warming. A hurricane is an incredibly efficient cooling engine for the oceans. In fact, the ocean's surface water behind a good hurricane like this one can be 5 to 10 degrees F cooler after it passes by.
Oh MANNNN - Arghh - brain freeze:
We fired our cannon til the barrel melted down
so we grabbed an alligator and powdered its behind.
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And we when set ----off the gator lost his mind....,
Contamination in floods is always a a problem -- but in a big bowl like NO where much of the water would have to be pumped out over time -- I shudder.
Someday, we'll have to have a conversation about Sullivan's Hallow. I was "shocked" to see your posts about it...lol.
They had women with their hands over their heads being frisked like criminals. No wonder it's taking hours and hours to get in.
Now if WWL is signing off right now, I would worry.
sw
Thank you!!!
the powder off
No. Sorrento halfway between NO and BR.
You can check out this thread for a map of all FReepers and where they are.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1472358/posts?q=1&&page=201
Any engineers want to take on the cumulative reaction on the structure if it is a slow moving storm?
"Burn on, big river, burn on." - Makes me want to watch "Major League" again.
I agree--I LOVE Geraldo's cheesiness!
Oh good grief. You have a sick mind.
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Got it!
Thanks, now carry on
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