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Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
NHC-NOAA ^ | 27 August 2005 | NHC-NOAA

Posted on 08/26/2005 10:25:04 PM PDT by NautiNurse

Hurricane Katrina continues to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico. Currently, the forecast models are converging upon New Orleans. However, all interests in the northern Gulf of Mexico should follow the path of this storm, and be prepared for a major hurricane landfall. Throughout Friday, the official track forecasts moved west, as Hurricane Katrina delayed making the anticipated northwest turn.

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
Buoy Data Florida
Bouy Data Louisiana/Mississippi

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
Hurricane City
Crown Weather Tropical Website Offers a variety of storm info, with some nice track graphics

Live streaming:


WFOR-TV Miami: http://dayport.wm.llnwd.net/dayport_0025_live
WWL-TV New Orleans: mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_wwltv
HurricaneCity.com: http://hurricanecity.com/live.ram
WTSP-TV Tampa: mms://wmbcast.gannett.speedera.net/wmbcast.gannett/wmbcast_gannett_jan032005_0856_78183
WKRG-TV Mobile mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_jul072005_1144_93320

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; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: byebyebigeasy; hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; livehurricanekatrina; miami; tropical; weather
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To: Howlin

She jogged right back onto track. That or they adjusted the track. Hard to tell.


1,261 posted on 08/27/2005 6:02:03 PM PDT by Ingtar (Understanding is a three-edged sword : your side, my side, and the truth in between ." -- Kosh)
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To: rwfromkansas

From another forum:

"STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED - FEMA & HS

FOX FCN just broke in with BREAKING ALERT at 6:40 pm CDT:

President Bush has just declared a STATE OF EMERGENCY in Louisiana. And the Feds are taking charge right now to oversee the evacuation & preparations!

I think she said that Homeland Security will be in charge and FEMA will be coordinating things but maybe I heard it wrong. "


I really did think the feds were involved in this one. They have probably been scratching there heads for the way in which this is being delt with localy in NO.


1,262 posted on 08/27/2005 6:02:33 PM PDT by Revel
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To: mhking

Did you convince your family to evacuate?


1,263 posted on 08/27/2005 6:04:01 PM PDT by LA Woman3
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To: mhking
whew! thank you--have been holding out on the new thread.

Should I leave the other links in the new thread too, or sub this for those?

1,264 posted on 08/27/2005 6:04:31 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: AnAmericanMother
An Exaltation of Larks -----

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Thanks for the info. Good to know.

1,265 posted on 08/27/2005 6:04:33 PM PDT by beyond the sea ("I was just the spark the universe chose ....." --- Cindy Sheehan (barf alert))
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To: Revel
the Feds are taking charge right now to oversee the evacuation & preparations!

Apparently the adults are truly taking over now

1,266 posted on 08/27/2005 6:05:35 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: Ellesu
NHC guy on 870 AM radio said animals are leaving the coast. "Flocks of snakes and turtles".

Bad sign. I'm lurking out here in earthquake country. Animals get very agitated before quakes. Either their senses are more attuned than ours or God is taking care of His creatures. Maybe both.

Good luck to everybody out there.

1,267 posted on 08/27/2005 6:06:09 PM PDT by Canticle_of_Deborah
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To: LA Woman3

LSU cancels classes


http://www.lsureveille.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/08/27/43110bbc05a41


1,268 posted on 08/27/2005 6:06:09 PM PDT by Ellesu (www.thedeadpelican.com)
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To: janetjanet998

This pic of water temps is pretty neat. Really Warm water comming up.

http://maps.wunderground.com/data/images/tropical.gif


1,269 posted on 08/27/2005 6:06:16 PM PDT by Revel
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To: NautiNurse; AnAmericanMother

That was a terrific little book...lots of "useless" information!

It's taking the wnw jog..942 mil...

Always trust the animals...when they start moving inland..time to follow them.

We're watching history. Amazing.


1,270 posted on 08/27/2005 6:06:46 PM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve)
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To: janetjanet998

I do not know if you know what you are talking about or not, but you sound like a pro to me, and if I lived in the NO area I sure would be listining to you.

Naria


1,271 posted on 08/27/2005 6:07:22 PM PDT by Coldwater Creek ("Over there, Over there, we will be there until it is Over there.")
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To: Revel
" I think she said that Homeland Security will be in charge and FEMA will be coordinating things but maybe I heard it wrong. "

Isn't this unprecidented?

1,272 posted on 08/27/2005 6:07:27 PM PDT by blam
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To: beyond the sea
Yep............... I have a female cat, 14 years old, she stays outside most of the time except in the winter (Pennsylvania). But whenever there is a serious thunderstorm about to come, the storm still being far away, she comes into the house. She's quite accurate.

I would suspect the animals are alerted by the change in air pressure...four-footed barometers, if you will.

1,273 posted on 08/27/2005 6:07:27 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (New England...the Sodom and Gomorrah of the 21st Century, and they're proud of it!)
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To: NautiNurse
Apparently the adults are truly taking over now

They couldn't get Jeb, but they got the next best thing for a hurricane situation.

I hope that people get enough sense to get out of that bathtub called New Orleans.

1,274 posted on 08/27/2005 6:08:04 PM PDT by meyer (The Second Amendment ain't about huntin'.)
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To: LA Woman3
Did you convince your family to evacuate?

I was just online with some friends of mine in Houma. "It's going to turn," "they never hit here," "we left last time and nothing happened"... all the usual stuff. The same 'tude, I fear, prevails throughout southeast Louisiana.

1,275 posted on 08/27/2005 6:10:02 PM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: meyer; All

There is a little known tactic that gets everyone's attention during critical evacuation orders--cut the electricity in advance of the storm. Folks will take notice without A/C and lights.


1,276 posted on 08/27/2005 6:11:24 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: Diddle E. Squat

Maybe because I-55 is a better highway North bound. I'm not familiar with old 51.


1,277 posted on 08/27/2005 6:12:11 PM PDT by juzcuz
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To: blam

Yes, but somebody had to take charge before a whole lot of people got caught unaware. The imbeciles in charge here would have made matters worse.


1,278 posted on 08/27/2005 6:12:17 PM PDT by CajunConservative
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To: NautiNurse
That last little tropical storm that hit NO(can't remember the name), people were screaming and complaining about no electricity, ONE day later in NO. Complaints about pumps not working and not enough generators to pump the water out, and that was a TS.
1,279 posted on 08/27/2005 6:13:49 PM PDT by Ellesu (www.thedeadpelican.com)
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To: Termite_Commander
It's astounding how big this storm has gotten since this morning.

It's also getting much more organized than it was late this afternoon... What a disaster this is turning out to be.
1,280 posted on 08/27/2005 6:15:30 PM PDT by Termite_Commander (Warning: Cynical Right-winger Ahead)
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