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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: Crawdad

Oh, I didn't even think of that!


501 posted on 08/27/2005 10:26:42 AM PDT by LA Woman3
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To: All; Admin Moderator

Can you pull the post this is pinged to? The info is not right..


502 posted on 08/27/2005 10:26:48 AM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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To: LA Woman3
Whenever anyone says Pontchartrain, I think of that bus careening off ....I think the full bus perished including some children on an outing...which haunted me as a child too at the time.

being a land bound lad from Jackson, Pontchartrain felt like the ocean to me.

used to be an old hotel in the Garden district called that too...had a good restaurant called the Caribbean Room.
503 posted on 08/27/2005 10:26:58 AM PDT by wardaddy (thinking.....)
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To: nwctwx

Wow--that's quite an increase in pressure.


504 posted on 08/27/2005 10:27:07 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: NautiNurse

It's wrong... sorry.

I should check my sources before pasting stuff. ;)


505 posted on 08/27/2005 10:27:38 AM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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The news conference delay is probably because they were waiting for the latest info from the NHC, which goes public around 12:30-45 central, and are probably now digesting the updates before making the final call.

Also perhaps by calling it for noon and then having it stretched out it will get more viewers(potential evacuees) as more become aware of the news conference.


506 posted on 08/27/2005 10:28:40 AM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: LA Woman3

The cam of the Causeway looks the most congested of them all.


507 posted on 08/27/2005 10:28:52 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: All

Up to 50,000 dead if Katrina hits New Orleans.
1 Million homeless.
22' high water.
This is from NOVA:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/vide-nsn.html


508 posted on 08/27/2005 10:29:44 AM PDT by Fast5 (That Just Ain't Rite.)
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To: blam

not looking good ,but the doomsday is when the storm hits NO from the SOUTHEAST up the river not SW or S--still bad,but not as bad as the DOOMSDAY SCENARIO


509 posted on 08/27/2005 10:30:28 AM PDT by rang1995 (They will love us when we win)
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To: Types_with_Fist
Yes, New Orleans is in the crosshairs. Mobile, Houston, and Tampa are also potential doomsday scenario cities, but New Orleans is the worst by a long shot.

And it looks this afternoon as if it's going to happen.

The death toll would probably be enormous, and the economic damage beyond measure.

There is still enough time for forecast conditions to change, but I think that's a possibility, not a probability.

510 posted on 08/27/2005 10:31:14 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone

Exactly. Normally, considering I am not exactly in a location that leads to dangerous hurricanes.....just their remnants.....I look at these storms with fascination.

This one.....I really hope it goes east or weakens into nothing. If it hits NO, it would be awful.


512 posted on 08/27/2005 10:32:44 AM PDT by rwfromkansas (http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=rwfromkansas)
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To: NautiNurse; Ellesu; All

12:20 pm -- Gov. Blanco is about to hold a press briefing on Hurricane Katernia. Listen on NewsRadio 1150 WJBO and www.wjbo.com

Just got this WJBO news alert....


513 posted on 08/27/2005 10:32:59 AM PDT by LA Woman3
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To: nwctwx

At least you didn't post an unfinished sentence to a zillion folks on the ping list...


514 posted on 08/27/2005 10:33:04 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: LA Woman3

She's holding out until that magical 2PM deadline...


515 posted on 08/27/2005 10:33:47 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: NautiNurse

I hope not!
They said she just arrived.....FINALLY!


516 posted on 08/27/2005 10:34:58 AM PDT by LA Woman3
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To: chemicalman
"Omy! What should I do! What should I do!"...Turning to see what others want her to do. lol

I know she's so dang stupid. I can't believe this state was so stupid, wait, yes I can. /roll eyes. I mean we could have had Bobby in charge and he would have definitely been in charge. Instead we have Maw Maw who can't decide whether or not she should go ahead and do something so that people won't die.

Leaders LEAD, dumba$$es fret and whine.

517 posted on 08/27/2005 10:35:25 AM PDT by CajunConservative
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To: Diddle E. Squat

What's with that stupid pre-conference applause for the governor? Why bother with such BS?


518 posted on 08/27/2005 10:36:39 AM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Diddle E. Squat

What's with that stupid pre-conference applause for the governor? Why bother with such BS?

"This will be a very positive experience for most?" What an idiot.


519 posted on 08/27/2005 10:38:30 AM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Strategerist
NOT hundreds of undocumented immigrants and farm workers living in trailers.... many dozens east of US#l lowland area.I was there ... homeless for 6 weeks, and had friends with friends in the police depts. that leaked some stories. With the intensity of that killer storm, I'll never believe that only 23-25 people died in FL. At least 3 of deaths were in my complex.

I lived across the street from 3 pretty nice mobile home communities ... indescribable decimation... between, around, under and on all the hundreds of just trailer slabs. Were you there?

520 posted on 08/27/2005 10:39:02 AM PDT by STARWISE (GITMO IS TOO GOOD FOR THESE TRAITORS -- SEND THEM ALL TO EGYPT FOR QUESTIONING.)
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