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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 |
Lets hope not.
I would find no relief in knowing you were correct.
Oh I don't know about God's rath on Tennessee. Looks like to me He is thinning out the Ford's at last!!!!!!
I'm sure! It's just that the sentence really brings sick things to the minds of folks with a sense of humor as sick as mine.
I'd bet they don't break.... There will be some flooding.. but I don't think it will be the doomesday most are predicting. Just my opinion.
If you don't see anything wrong with it, then I pray for you. I pray for you, I pray for dayago, and I pray for theupman and cgk.
If you don't know why, then I will pray twice.
And a lifelong Republican to boot.
My husband does not like celery, but it sounds good to me.
Keep reading. I was asking if what the mayor REPORTEDLY said was true. I was told it was not.
Thank you so much!
I'm just telling you what he said, I'm not vouching for it.
now that was funny :)
"You posted directly to me, so be a man and not post to All."
And who did you post too? A person who has been around 5 years longer than you. And you can't wait to get them banned. I just wonder how they made in the old days when JR read every comment personaly. Even topher's minor comment offends you. I just can't even say what I think. Now Can I? You knock it off.
For crying out loud, just let it go!
Just skip over the stuff you don't like. This is a hurricane thread, so just tune out the static and don't ruin your blood pressure over it.
Yes, the Vortex Data Message (from the "hurricane hunter" crew that flies into the eye) reports wind speeds in KTS (knots). To convert knots to mph, multiply by 1.15. So 140kts converts to 161mph.
Here's a key to help understand the data in the vortex reports:
http://www.hurricanehunters.com/vortex.htm
Some "professor" on CNN just said there's a 50/50 chance we're "going to lose a city." Who is this guy?
There is a difference.
Do you think G-d is pleased with Voodoo (a form of witchcraft)? Do you think G-d is pleased with pornography, especially child pornography?
That does not mean that when an event occurs, that G-d did it for a specific reason.
The invasion of Europe on the 6 of June 1944 was aided by a horrible English Channel storm. That storm led the Germans to believe that no one in their right minds would have invaded on that day.
In the case of the invasion and freeing of Europe on June 6, 1944, the terrible English Channel storm was a blessing and probably saved countless lives...
In no way am I saying G-d sent down a bolt of lightning.
The original question was why G-d might be angry, not why a Hurricane is in the Gulf of Mexico.
There is a difference between pointing out sinful behavior (which is not pleasing to G-d) versus saying G-d hates such and such a person.
Love the sinner, hate the sin. Ever hear that?
If it drops below 900 all bets are off
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