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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: Willie Green

Hey...

You aren't in the path of this monster are you?

I sincerely hope not.


281 posted on 08/28/2005 3:09:19 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (It's called having class.....)
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To: BulletBobCo

Seems ironic that MRE's come with toilet paper, doesn't it. :)


282 posted on 08/28/2005 3:09:29 PM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: B-Chan

If the evac route was near my home, I would open my home up to the stranded. I'm sure there are poor people who just got into cars not knowing whether they had anyplace to go. I know I would just leave. Live in my car if I had to. We are all Americans. We need to help any way that we can.


283 posted on 08/28/2005 3:09:36 PM PDT by GOP_Proud (Those who preach tolerance most, have the least for my views.)
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To: YaYa123
The governor and the mayor of New Orleans do not look competent.

That seems to be an understatement.

The governor has that deer in the headlights look. If she's a republican, I'm ashamed, but I'd bet the farm she's a dim dem.

Correct. She defeated the exceptionally competent Bobby Jindal, now a Congressman.

284 posted on 08/28/2005 3:09:39 PM PDT by GiveEmDubya
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To: mware

Power will probably be out for weeks. Maybe they can stay dry, but that's about it.


285 posted on 08/28/2005 3:09:42 PM PDT by RightWhale (Partly cloudy, 56 degrees, wind <5 knots in Fairbanks)
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To: alancarp
TD-13 will likely become "Lee" in a couple of days...We'll worry about that one later.

OMG--I'm taking early retirement...

286 posted on 08/28/2005 3:10:30 PM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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To: deport
Who's bandwidth?.... Pictures aren't archived or hosted on the FR servers or they didn't used to be.

They aren't, but they're also not hosted on each FReeper's computer. That's the bandwidth that's being saved each time we refresh the thread.

287 posted on 08/28/2005 3:10:34 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: randita
The main problem with high rise hotels is that the windows do not open. So once the A/C goes off in a hot, humid situation, the conditions can become stifling.

I don't think there will be many windows left to open after the wind hits anyway.

288 posted on 08/28/2005 3:10:43 PM PDT by Godebert
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To: AGreatPer
"They had better open most of the doors at the Dome during the storm or it could crush like a tin can from the pressure. "

I hadn't thought of that.

289 posted on 08/28/2005 3:10:43 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (Thank you JR for pulling this limping team across the finish in 9th place)
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To: MikeinIraq

The model shift to New Orleans and vicinity occured with the 12Z runs on FRIDAY, (models coming out around noon Friday) not on Saturday...and have remained steady ever since.


290 posted on 08/28/2005 3:10:45 PM PDT by Strategerist
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To: Leapfrog
Cute pink shirt.......


291 posted on 08/28/2005 3:10:48 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: Ol' Sox

Wonder if they issued ammunition to the guard.


292 posted on 08/28/2005 3:11:04 PM PDT by mercy (never again a patsy for Bill Gates - spyware and viri free for over TWO YEARS now)
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To: mware

You bring up a point I can't figure out. From what I understand once the city floods, the water doesn't get out anytime soon (the guy from LSU said 90 days). Once the water level rises above the entry points of the Superdome how is anyone or thing going to get in or out? I would like to think somebody has thought of this, but you never know.


293 posted on 08/28/2005 3:11:20 PM PDT by CaptainTrips (Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.)
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To: plushaye

Amen!


294 posted on 08/28/2005 3:11:20 PM PDT by tiki
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To: randita
...conditions can become stifling...

True, but it sure beats drowning in a lake of poisonous filth.

295 posted on 08/28/2005 3:11:20 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: deport
Who's bandwidth?.... Pictures aren't archived or hosted on the FR servers or they didn't used to be.

Ever try to get a 300 KB embedded picture over a dial-up connection? It's hard. The picture restriction is just as a courtesy to the people on dial up.
296 posted on 08/28/2005 3:11:24 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (It's called having class.....)
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To: Tall_Texan
Too bad they can't get a live band in there. Maybe they could play "Nearer My God To Thee"...

I was thinking of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald:

Does anyone know where the love of God goes
when the waves turn the minutes to hours?

No cheers, unfortunately. Lots of prayers.

297 posted on 08/28/2005 3:11:29 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: RayChuang88

This is going to send the price of lumber, steel and cement sky high. not to mention the cost of heating oil and fuel for our automobiles...... at least if we allowed offshore drilling in California there would be a backup...


298 posted on 08/28/2005 3:11:29 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: MikeinIraq
I don't think even Andrew can hold a candle to what this thing is gonna do.

I think you're right. This one's going to hurt bad for years I suspect.

299 posted on 08/28/2005 3:11:33 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
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To: B-Chan
In the end, we are Americans, and Americans are notoriously difficult to kill.

I liked this. I thought it bore repeating.

300 posted on 08/28/2005 3:11:35 PM PDT by Yaelle (from the other Southern L.A.)
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