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Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII
NOAA - NHC ^ | 29 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

Posted on 08/29/2005 2:47:45 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Category 4 Hurricane Katrina is approaching landfall in Eastern Louisiana. At 4:00AM EDT the storm's center was about 90 miles south of New Orleans.

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

Lake Ponchartrain Real Time Water Level

Wind Speed Data

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:

Cut and Paste:

http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_khou&props=livenoad

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


Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
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

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; weather
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To: MplsSteve

Doubt it, the Superdome will be repaired and up and running way before the Bowl games in January.


1,981 posted on 08/29/2005 8:02:28 AM PDT by fhlh (.)
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To: Not A Democrat

Tulane once had the largest purely steel structure stadium in the world...the original Sugar Bowl.

I saw the Saints there and got Gayle Sayers autograph...after the game

yes...they played Da Bears....and lost naturally.

Dempsey was still da kicker.


1,982 posted on 08/29/2005 8:02:28 AM PDT by wardaddy (I'm sure glad I'm not fishing on Chandeleur right about now)
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To: dfwgator

There is a mardi gras parade called the Krewe of Arabi...and it starts in Arabi!


1,983 posted on 08/29/2005 8:02:34 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: All

From ABC news stream: The fire alarm is going off in the Superdome. Seems like just a malfunction type thing, and more of an annoyance than anything.


1,984 posted on 08/29/2005 8:02:49 AM PDT by KJC1
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To: Lazamataz

Here, knock yourself out

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1471194/posts


1,985 posted on 08/29/2005 8:02:49 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: RushCrush

This one is impressive too

http://www.foxnews.com/photo_essay/photoessay_565_images/082905_katrina15.jpg


1,986 posted on 08/29/2005 8:02:56 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Admin Moderator

Awwww...Laz started it...

NeverGore :^)


1,987 posted on 08/29/2005 8:03:00 AM PDT by nevergore (“It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.”)
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To: battlegearboat

I'm a distant cousin of Mr. Long.


1,988 posted on 08/29/2005 8:03:03 AM PDT by Frapster (Don't mind me - I'm distracted by the pretty lights.)
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Great sat loops fast:

http://www.cira.colostate.edu/ramm/rmsdsol/TROPICAL.html


1,989 posted on 08/29/2005 8:03:03 AM PDT by No Blue States
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To: Ol' Sox
125 people in the 9th Ward have had to climb up onto the roofs of their homes due to rising water.

This is why they told people who chose to stay to have a pick axe ready, so they could break out onto their roofs.

1,990 posted on 08/29/2005 8:03:13 AM 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: MEG33
They do this on every station...It isn't just Fox that does it.

You're right. But I think it is irresponsible reporting. Especially when they devote most of their attention to the initial landfall and the real danger and loss of life is usually later. Plus Accuweather predicted yeterday that if Katrina moved east that the counterclockwise motion of the post-action will push Lake Ponchartrain into NO. I think people who stay to ride out the storms do so because they're thinking they can survive the initial hit. And most can--reporters do. It's the later problems that will get them. I would like to see more reporting done on that. I did find it yesterday, but it was tucked in between the dramatic coverage.

1,991 posted on 08/29/2005 8:03:22 AM PDT by twigs
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To: Spiff
The latest bulletin:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT2+shtml/232359.shtml

1,992 posted on 08/29/2005 8:03:27 AM PDT by headsonpikes (The Liberal Party of Canada are not b*stards - b*stards have mothers!)
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To: maggief

Did they let Steve Harrigan out again?

1,993 posted on 08/29/2005 8:03:34 AM PDT by McGruff (Woof!)
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To: benjaminjjones

OTOH, fairly soon the winds will be westerlies, which could blow water out of the lake towards the Gulf, which would be a positive.


1,994 posted on 08/29/2005 8:03:40 AM PDT by Sam Cree (absolute reality - Miami)
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To: Lazamataz

So your a chubby chaser? If thats the case there is no hope for us Laz...sorry.


1,995 posted on 08/29/2005 8:03:43 AM PDT by FeliciaCat (I like my money where I can see it...hanging in my closet.)
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To: IMRight

Re: (USS Alabama in Mobile Bay) "Battleships are reletively capable of handling a hurricane...

"...IF they are at sea AND under power AND properly manned. I wouldn't want to be on one just tied up to a pier."



Or one loose and without any power...


1,996 posted on 08/29/2005 8:03:44 AM PDT by sonofatpatcher2 (Texas, Love & a .45-- What more could you want, campers? };^)
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To: fhlh
the Superdome will be repaired and up and running way before the Bowl games in January.

Who said it won't be up and running in September?

1,997 posted on 08/29/2005 8:03:46 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Lazamataz
Is the crater smoking

Cannot predict now.

Concentrate and ask again.

1,998 posted on 08/29/2005 8:03:48 AM PDT by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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To: RobFromGa

New Orleans is getting hammered and conditions are still worsening. I have an Aunt riding this thing out in Slidell and they are not enjoying things at all.


1,999 posted on 08/29/2005 8:03:51 AM PDT by jayef
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To: Calpernia

I bet the water rises for another few hours too. No place for it to go.


2,000 posted on 08/29/2005 8:03:52 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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