Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI

NOAA - NHC ^ | 28 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

[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

[cajungirl]

I will email her that suggestion. I am still laughing at the llama, his name is Louie.

[rwfromkansas]

Ususally eyewall replacement cycles will weaken the storm first quite dramatically before it then strengthens to worse than before.

However, this storm just has slowly weakened during the same cycles, but to only a slight degree....and then started to even strengthen during those cycles.

I do not know if it has time to fully go through the cycle and strengthen a lot, but by the time it hits land, it probably will be entering a slow strengthening phase and be about where it is now in intensity.

[tiredoflaundry]

We did have a few wicked squalls today.

[Jedidah]

LOL!

I'm envisioning the reactions at the check-in counter.

[PhiKapMom]

They will be in my prayers along with you and your other family as you await word on what is happening as the hurricane comes on shore.

Take care!

[alancarp]

The 7am tide I reported was for the Grand Isle area (though I has two sources - differing by about 45 mins.). Either way, it ain't low tide, for sure. And in this case, it might as well be a tsunami.

[Coldwater Creek]

Your sister needs to take her pets somewhere else. We have enough ANIMALS IN MEMPHIS.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

LOL!!!!!!

Share my lottery number with you? Are you kidding? I'm not a liberal and I'm going to avoid any "sharing".ha.

[mabelkitty]

She should make him a pitcher of martinis.
Wait an hour.
And bring the precious ones in through the side door and into the guest room (that has newspaper laid on the carpet).

[Hoodlum91]

Another one? That one looks like it's eyeing the Carolinas

[mhking]

BTW aren't you in Atlanta?

Yep.

Saw BB King at the Chastain and loved it.

Was that THIS weekend? Man. I would have loved to have seen that...

[SunnyUsa]

Is it just me or does it seem like she and the storm should get a room? She sounds like she gets hot just talking about it.

ROFL!

[samiam1972]

Ping to self for really yummy recipe on #2759!

[Cvengr]

However, it's only about an 18inch tidal rise.

That's good, .....so maybe 32.5 ft Wave Height at 40 knot winds (from current buoy reports in the Gulf) + 18" only means 34' wave heights where the storm surge might bring them further into shore.

[RummyChick]

Cat 5. Direct Hit to NO means the city is gone. I think the levees will break.

The people who come up with plans on levees have said that they are going to let levees break on their own accord and let the Mississippi reclaim certain areas throughout the US.

I dont know the plan for NO if it is wiped out. I hope Shep is getting out of the French quarter.

[Howlin]

Or more. Imagine the STANK.........LOL.

Because I don't think it's going to be just 3 days.

[PresbyRev]

Anyway, as a loving Father, we should know that He will spank

A loving parent might spank a child - would they collapse a building on their child with a bulldozer - drown them in a tub - terrorize them for hours on end? That is what a hurricane is going to do to folks in NO if that is indeed where it hits.

The implication that Deity is directing hurricanes for some punitive purpose is sick. Such a god would be a sadist. I am well nigh convinced that religion is a psychosis.

[cmsgop]

Going to bed in Seattle,Prayers for all

[rwfromkansas]

agreed. I am as conservative a Christian as they come and love to engage in theological debates....but this is NOT THE PLACE.

[Tigen]

Watch the storms within the storm!

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?num=6&scale=1&delay=15&noclutter=1&showstorms=31&showlabels=1&ID=LIX&lat=0&lon=0&label=you&type=N0R&zoommode=pan&map.x=400&map.y=240&centerx=400&centery=240&prevzoom=zoom

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