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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: sageb1

Add Greta, "Clutch Cargo", to the mix.


2,241 posted on 08/28/2005 6:44:32 PM PDT by Capt_Hank (btu's...kcal's...to kJ's, but my activation energy is still high.)
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To: maggief

Thanks. It looks to be 2 hours old, so I'm not hopeful of another one tonight.


2,242 posted on 08/28/2005 6:44:41 PM PDT by steveegg (Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
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To: kjam22

Janice needs to get some rest, she has been working all day long I think.


2,243 posted on 08/28/2005 6:44:41 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: Sonar5
Some of the other buoys I tried to check have stopped reporting. I am not sure why. One was North of New Orleans -- so it should have been fine.

The two buoys on the Shell Platforms have not been reporting all day. Maybe when they shut the oil platform in, they also cut power to the buoy -- don't know.

A 3:00am 8/29/05 reading of the buoy we have been watching may give a good indication of what New Orleans might expect...

At least my thoughts...

I might get up around 7 AM Central, but not before...

2,244 posted on 08/28/2005 6:44:43 PM PDT by topher (God bless and protect our troops and service personnel around the world)
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To: shield

If this turns out to wipe out Old NO, it would be similar in devastation to one of those Arab nukes. Seems like nobody is talking about this storm bringing the country to its knees. Old NO will be rebuilt on higher ground and we can do it without working up a sweat. Same, I think, for an Arab nuke.


2,245 posted on 08/28/2005 6:44:48 PM PDT by RightWhale (Partly cloudy, 62 degrees, wind <7 knots in Fairbanks)
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To: Beelzebubba

Not just that, parking is at a premium. Most people park on the street. He lives just off St. Charles Avenue and rides the trolly car to Tulane - about 6 miles away because he's concerned that he will lose his parking place on the street in front of the house where he lives.

He rides his bicycle to the market because it takes forever to get a parking place. Kind of like I used to say about going to University of Houston when someone asked what my major was, I would respond "parking".


2,246 posted on 08/28/2005 6:44:53 PM PDT by texgal (end no-fault divorce laws return DUE PROCESS & EQUAL PROTECTION to ALL citizens))
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To: Types_with_Fist

I'm sure it will help a little.

I know that when you're in a tough spot it certainly helps to know people are pulling for and praying for you!


2,247 posted on 08/28/2005 6:45:04 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (Thank you JR for pulling this limping team across the finish in 9th place)
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To: Tall_Texan

That was ridiculous


2,248 posted on 08/28/2005 6:45:08 PM PDT by RDTF
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To: easonc52

2,249 posted on 08/28/2005 6:45:17 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: advance_copy
No, and FYI we're not supposed to post that nonsense..

BUT, I don't mean to offend you.

sw

2,250 posted on 08/28/2005 6:45:23 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife (God Save New Orleans)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

How far west does it need to fall before NO is spared major harm?


2,251 posted on 08/28/2005 6:45:23 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Beware the Socialist-Islamist alignment.)
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To: antivenom

Someone should start a prayer thread just for the Superdome folks. I'm scared out of my mind for them.


2,252 posted on 08/28/2005 6:45:27 PM PDT by bonfire (dwindler)
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To: Lurker 50001
Many of gods people will die tonight, it is the most somber of times.

I agree. I am continuing to pray for that number to be as low as possible.

2,253 posted on 08/28/2005 6:45:28 PM PDT by cgk (We'll have to deal w/ the networks. One way to do that is to drain the swamp they live in - Rumsfeld)
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To: NittanyLion

Thank you, Nittany. I shudder to think what might have happened if we had been closer to the eye when we waited out Hurricane Andrew in Miami...I'll know better in the future.


2,254 posted on 08/28/2005 6:45:32 PM PDT by krunkygirl
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To: Mr. Jeeves

all you have to do is say you cant smoke now, the place will explode...and then people will not smoke. or make a smokers area. People do their best in emergencies, except when they are nannied to death.


2,255 posted on 08/28/2005 6:45:47 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Mmmmmmm! Mmmmmmm! Good!)
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To: Tall_Texan

Janice used to be on MSNBC with Imus - she used to do the scum report (hollywood gossip etc)


2,256 posted on 08/28/2005 6:45:48 PM PDT by LadyBuzz
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To: Amelia
I can't imagine being in the superdome with 20,000-30,000 other people close to the edge and no power or lights. Sounds close to hell to me.

Dante's Inferno?

There will be many good people in there but don't think there won't be the bad guys too. We can hope they will be too scared to start anything.

2,257 posted on 08/28/2005 6:45:51 PM PDT by daybreakcoming (May God bless those who enter the valley of the shadow of death so that we may see the light of day.)
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To: cicero's_son; Peach

She's pretty amazing. I can see why they went back to her a few times. So full of faith.


2,258 posted on 08/28/2005 6:46:12 PM PDT by cgk (We'll have to deal w/ the networks. One way to do that is to drain the swamp they live in - Rumsfeld)
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To: Tall_Texan

Janice Dean was on Imus before Fox. Does that explain anything??????


2,259 posted on 08/28/2005 6:46:14 PM PDT by Coldwater Creek ("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
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To: commish; maggief
Thanks.

Scratch last about not getting another report tonight.

2,260 posted on 08/28/2005 6:46:16 PM PDT by steveegg (Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
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