[maggief]

Vortex Data Message

000
URNT12 KNHC 291258
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 29/12:47:20Z
B. 29 deg 41 min N
089 deg 36 min W
C. NA mb NA m
D. NA kt
E. NA deg nm
F. 136 deg 117 kt
G. 050 deg 058 nm
H. 923 mb
I. 12 C/ 2447 m
J. 20 C/ 2440 m
K. 18 C/ NA
L. OPEN SE
M. C30
N. 12345/NA
O. 0.02 / 1 nm
P. AF306 2112A KATRINA OB 19
MAX FL WIND 129 KT E QUAD 11:45:10 Z

[gopwinsin04]

National Guard doing a good job keeping order in the Superdome.

[steveegg]

Looks like good/bad news.

Good news is the eye is now open. The bad is that the flight-level wind is a bit stronger (could be a fluke of where the plane was; the previous Vortex had the strongest wind in the SE quadrant, this one has it in the E quadrant).

It appears she's wobbling just a bit west of true north. Not good news for NO (puts the eyewall closer).