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Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
NOAA - NHC ^ | 28 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

Posted on 08/28/2005 8:10:23 PM PDT by NautiNurse

Extremely dangerous Hurricane Katrina is bearing down on the North Central Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans metro area. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin conceded that as many as 100,000 inner-city residents didn't have the means to leave and an untold number of tourists were stranded by the closing of the airport. At this hour, people are still filing into the Superdome after security screening for weapons and contraband. National Guard have brought in 360,000 MRE (meals ready to eat) to feed the estimated 30,000 storm refugees in the Superdome.

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 Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part V
Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part IV
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12


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:

Fully-linked version of the live feeds (just in case a few people don't want to first open up WMP to cut-and-paste) -

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 WDSU-TV/DT New Orleans via WESH-TV/DT Orlando - http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx

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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1 posted on 08/28/2005 8:10:25 PM PDT by NautiNurse
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To: NautiNurse

Coast Guard Auxiliary gears up for action

As Hurricane Katrina bears down on New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain, the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is gearing up to assist the Coast Guard in responding the aftermath of what is being called the "Fourth Strongest Atlantic Hurricane" on record.

William Crouch, Vice Commodore of the Auxiliary Eighth District Central Region stated this afternoon that "units from outlying areas are preparing to depart for the disaster area as soon as the situation becomes clear."

Only three prior Category 5 Hurricanes have been this powerful, the Labor Day hurricane of 1935, 1969's Hurricane Camille and Hurricane Andrew.

Units from as far away as Arkansas, Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, Missouri and Mississippi and other areas of Louisiana are preparing to respond.

"Boats, radios, aviation units will be manned and ready to respond," according to Crouch, "based on the District's Contingency plan which has been in effect since Hurricane Ivan".


2 posted on 08/28/2005 8:11:18 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: NautiNurse

Wishing those people some luck!


3 posted on 08/28/2005 8:11:27 PM PDT by F14 Pilot (Democracy is a process not a product)
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To: aberaussie; Alas Babylon!; Alia; alnick; Amelia; asp1; AntiGuv; Bahbah; balrog666; blam; Blennos; ..

New thread--looking for some good news...

4 posted on 08/28/2005 8:11:52 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: NautiNurse

I'm really going to be honked off when the libs blame the president and the war for this hurricane.


5 posted on 08/28/2005 8:12:04 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch (I support the firemen, but not their cause.)
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To: NautiNurse

bump


6 posted on 08/28/2005 8:12:09 PM PDT by tiredoflaundry (In Tampa Bay praying for all In Katrina's path.)
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To: NautiNurse
Fully-linked version of the live feeds (just in case a few people don't want to first open up WMP to cut-and-paste) -

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 WDSU-TV/DT New Orleans via WESH-TV/DT Orlando - http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx

7 posted on 08/28/2005 8:12:19 PM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: BurbankKarl

I'm in Massachusetts and I'm transfixed with this storm.

Prayers for all of the folks on the Gulf.


8 posted on 08/28/2005 8:12:30 PM PDT by Mears (Mrs Massachusetts)
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To: NautiNurse
God bless all who will be affected by this.
9 posted on 08/28/2005 8:12:34 PM PDT by upchuck ("If our nation be destroyed, it would be from the judiciary." ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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To: NautiNurse
869 
URNT12 KNHC 290307
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 29/02:36:10Z
B. 27 deg 34 min N
089 deg 25 min W
C. 700 mb 2289 m
D. NA kt
E. NA deg 000 nm
F. 035 deg 122 kt
G. 306 deg 015 nm
H. 908 mb
I. 13 C/ 3018 m
J. 25 C/ 3022 m
K. 17 C/ NA
L. CLOSED WALL
M. C30
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.03 / 2 nm
P. AF305 2012A KATRINA OB 04
MAX FL WIND 122 KT NW QUAD 02:31:40 Z

10 posted on 08/28/2005 8:12:43 PM PDT by commish ((Montgomery, AL) Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
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To: NautiNurse
You're doing a fine job with this mess, ma'am !
Thanks
11 posted on 08/28/2005 8:12:43 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: F14 Pilot
I wish the talking heads wouldn't sound so gleeful when they talk about "death and destruction coming to New Orleans RIGHT NOW."
12 posted on 08/28/2005 8:12:51 PM PDT by SittinYonder (Nemo me impune lacessit)
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To: NautiNurse

And hoping for a miracle there...


13 posted on 08/28/2005 8:12:57 PM PDT by milford421
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To: NautiNurse

That lost post ended like a brick wall!

:0-o


14 posted on 08/28/2005 8:13:00 PM PDT by bannie (The government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
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To: InvisibleChurch

One of the LA Reps was on WWL thanking President Bush for going live with his comments this afternoon. I have WWL minimized and didn't get the Reps name.


15 posted on 08/28/2005 8:13:10 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: NautiNurse

Thanks for all your work on this, Nauti.


16 posted on 08/28/2005 8:13:18 PM PDT by bonfire (dwindler)
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To: NautiNurse

I agree, you're doing a good job with these threads.


17 posted on 08/28/2005 8:13:23 PM PDT by Black Tooth
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To: NautiNurse
No personal attacks. If you have to bash the folks living in the path of the storm, you will be suspended. Period.
18 posted on 08/28/2005 8:13:37 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: Diddle E. Squat

Way beyond my pay grade, but like the ice skater, narrower means speed, wider means less.


19 posted on 08/28/2005 8:13:39 PM PDT by Torie
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To: NautiNurse

You're awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


20 posted on 08/28/2005 8:13:39 PM PDT by Gabz (USSG Warning: portable sewing machines are known to cause broken ankles)
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