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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 |
42039 reporting in:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42039
Wind Direction (WDIR): ESE ( 120 deg true )
Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 31.1 kts
Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 36.9 kts
Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 23.9 f
Ouch....
My God I hope not!
She is spinning. We really did not know this was coming until the last minute. That Bastardi guy on FOX news who is weather guru at AccuWeather had New Orleans at center for well over the 72 hour evac time line. They are using typical Demo CYA spin. "I did not have sex with that woman".
"We did not know that his hurricane was real." I hope someone sues the mayor and parrish officials for NOT issuaing a mandatory evac until Sunday morning when it was too late for many to leave.
It's not squared, or tripled, it increases 500 or a 1000 fold.How do you 'grade' damage: above a certain windspeed threshold EVERYTHNG except stubs of reinforced-concrete remain standing, and winds extending out from the center tend to 'tail off' down to something survivable in the 60-70 MPH range ...
No, no, no, no, no! Stop spreading false rumors! It was the golfer who cried "Ratfarts!"
The stupid b*tch is saying: "working people in NO did not know about hurricane until saturday" seems like she did not know either, I am a "working people" and I knew this things is projected to aim at NO on Friday, and I dont even live close to Luisiana.
He was talking about people in the French Quarter... he advised them to be in a building of at leat 2-3 stories and to have the means for hacking out a hole to get out onto the roof.
could very well be. Maybe the person claiming it was referring to someone who sang it...
NO, he said it in answering a question about people stuck in the French Quarter ...like Shep
Say what?
Video of Man saying "None of your fuc*ing business" on FOX - LIVE!
Now with Quicktime verison!
http://thepoliticalteen.net/2005/08/28/noneof/
Very informative! Here in Florida we found that big Cypress trees fell easily in high winds and even after the winds subsided, the weight of the water in the trees would cause them to fall unexpectedly.
I can not repeat here what my husband was yelling about her from the other room :)
I quit two years ago but could start upYëÄin if I was in NO.
Thank you for your post--I couldn't access the site--too much traffic, as is to be expected.
Thank goodness for FR.
LOL! Carville definitely slithered out of some primordial swamp to sun himself regularly. He could be the missing link between amphibians and man. A snake with wing-tip shoes.
So we should expect this hurricane to head straight for Vegas next then?
No. San Fran.
No, darn it!
BTW, love your tagline.
"I quit two years ago but could start upYëÄin if I was in NO."
But I could never say that again.
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