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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 |
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She's a liar. Plain and simple. She's hoping no one notices.
They get a hell of a lot weirder when they are detoxing
You've got a point there. Been awhile since I've seen someone picking at invisible spiders in the air.
They can get aggressive too. Alcohol is a good drug to have around in emergencies. I hope they are stockpiling what they confiscate.
Urgent Katrina Update: New NHC Forecast Direct Hit on New Orleans as a CAT 4
MHC | August 26, 2005
Posted on 08/26/2005 11:03:22 PM EDT by janetjanet998
Therefore...the official forecast brings Katrina to 115 knots...or a category four on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. The GFDL is more aggressive and calls for 124 knots and 922 mb. The FSU superensemble is even more aggressive bringing Katrina to 131 knots.
track info HERE
I think he's stunned.
Like I said earlier - he's new.
He's stuck with the inaction of the previous administrations, and he was basically getting advice from those trying to cover their backsides.
Are you sure it wasn't wenches? No matter they would be confiscated too.
OMG--thank you!
Haven't we all? Hope your pastor keeps coming to FR -- having different viewpoints and discussing them is what makes FR so refreshing -- bigots and all.
Keeping all of you in Katrina's path in my prayers.
It was Friday afternoon when she asked us all to pray.......FGS!
Weather conditions at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans:
METAR KMSY 290153Z 04027G34KT 10SM SCT019 27/24 A2956
0153 GMT (8:53 pm CDT), winds from 040 degrees (NE) at 27 knots gusting to 34, visibility 10 miles, ceiling scattered 1900 feet, temperature 27C, dewpoint 24C, pressure 29.56".
I think the airport's actually in Kenner, west of downtown?
}:-)4
No more dry air to weaken; flood and tornado watch;eyewall still moving northwest;18-25 ft surge from the east pushing water into the lake;rain up to 5 inches per hour south of N.O.;huricane force winds hitting land now; 40 mph in city;shear markers noted--ripe for tornados;may have a new eyewall forming causing strengthening;100 mph winds about to move on land;eye zig-zaging now southwest of river mouth;Venice winds gusting to 75 mph;northshore and BR looking good for travellors; in two hours NO weather will rapidly deteriorate.
There sure are a lot of cry babies around here that like getting people banned. Can't wait till they become the target someday.
You're very welcome!
And you're right! It is going so fast I can't even answer.
By the time I get back to the thread.....I'm already 50 or so posts behind! ;-)
NO now up to 40 miles per hour winds. The eye is now west of the mouth of the Missisippi. The east turn that was hoped is not happening soon enough. It is about two hours out to the beginning of real damage to the bowl.
OH NO I thought that green bean casserole was a southern dish that you only had if someone died.
P38's belong on all keychains.
:-)
-PJ
Channel 4 WWL
Hey dayago, looks like you signed up today not long after your 'pastor friend' was banned.
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